Model comparison

GLM-4.5V vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.5V Z.ai (Zhipu)

39.2

Rank #158 Confirmed

Qwen3.5 Max Preview Alibaba (Qwen)

44.7

Rank #72 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 52.7.
  • GLM-4.5V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-4.5V and Qwen3.5 Max Preview specifications
GLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Alibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index39.244.7
Released2025-08-11—
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window64K—
Max output16K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.60—
Output $ / M tokens$1.80—
Results tracked1517

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 38.9 (#152), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Coding13471488

Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 26.5 (#118), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Hard Prompts13351483
Kagi LLM Benchmark59.8%—

Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 34.7 (#157), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Math13531473

Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 36.8 (#155), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Expert13531489

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-4.5V: 33.6 (#86), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Vision1154—

Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 44.9 (#172), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Non-English13041465
LMArena Chinese13381534
LMArena Russian12991472
LMArena Spanish13351470
LMArena French—1483
LMArena German—1487
LMArena Japanese—1497
LMArena Korean—1438

Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 69.4 (#170), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Instruction Following13111467

Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#166), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Longer Query13051477

Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads

GLM-4.5V: 52.7 (#162), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.5VQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Text13331471
LMArena Creative Writing12951464
LMArena Multi-Turn13331478

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.5V better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.5V or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.

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