Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6V leads 56.6 to 31.1.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 31.6 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.90 | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1092 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1143 |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1371 | 1087 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1340 | 1060 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1352 | 1088 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1122 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1360 | 1063 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.9 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.