Model comparison
GLM-4.6 vs Granite 4.2 3b
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 6 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.1 to 47.2.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-09-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
GLM-4.6: 40.1 (#148), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1361 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1340 | — |
| SciCode | 38.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 32.3 (#66), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
GLM-4.6: 23.7 (#172), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1306 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 39.1 (#111), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 40.2 (#124), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1315 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 53.5 (#66), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1499 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1419 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1393 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 74.3 (#98), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1273 |
Long Context GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#94), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1291 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 61.1 (#90), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1290 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6 better than Granite 4.2 3b?
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6 or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.1 vs 40.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.