Model comparison
GLM-4.6 vs Molmo 2 8b
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 3 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.3 to 49.5.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 38.7 |
| 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 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1339 | — |
| SciCode | 38.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 32.1 (#60), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1288 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1500 | — |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1418 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1423 | — |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6 leads
GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6 better than Molmo 2 8b?
GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.