Model comparison
GLM-4.6 vs Granite 4.2 8B
GLM-4.6 and Granite 4.2 8B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.9 vs 40.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.3 to 49.8.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.6.
- GLM-4.6 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2025-09-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | 131K |
| Max output | 131K | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137), Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1379 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1339 | — |
| SciCode | 38.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 32.1 (#60), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168), Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1327 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115), Granite 4.2 8B: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118), Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1380 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62), Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1299 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1500 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1418 | 1283 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93), Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1298 |
Long Context GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91), Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1423 | 1323 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86), Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1319 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1238 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1299 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6 better than Granite 4.2 8B?
GLM-4.6 and Granite 4.2 8B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.9 vs 40.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6 or Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; GLM-4.6 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.
Is GLM-4.6 or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 39.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-4.6 does, with 205K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Granite 4.2 8B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.