Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 31.8 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 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6V leads 56.8 to 35.7.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 31.8 |
| 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 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1146 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1152 |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1142 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1092 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1131 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.