Model comparison
GLM-4.6 vs Granite 4.0 H Small
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.3 to 44.0.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 35.9 |
| 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 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1247 |
| 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 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1240 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
Math GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1251 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | 5.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1244 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1500 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1418 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1423 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1243 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6 better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6 or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
GLM-4.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.