Model comparison

GLM-4.6V vs Granite 4.1 8b

GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.6V Z.ai (Zhipu)

40.9

Rank #133 Confirmed

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

36.8

Rank #202 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in coding, where GLM-4.6V leads 40.2 to 29.9.

Side by side

GLM-4.6V and Granite 4.1 8b specifications
GLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)IBM
Noometry Index40.936.8
Released2025-12-08—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window128K—
Max output33K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.30—
Output $ / M tokens$0.90—
Results tracked1213

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Category by category

Coding GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Coding13901313
LMArena WebDev—1190

Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts13681294

Math Not comparable

GLM-4.6V: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Math—1311

Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Expert13721310

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Granite 4.1 8b: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Vision1164—

Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Non-English13591261
LMArena Chinese14261335
LMArena Russian13411238

Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Instruction Following13511268

Long Context GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Longer Query13581275

Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads

GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6VGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Text13771291
LMArena Creative Writing13471249
LMArena Multi-Turn13591269

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.6V better than Granite 4.1 8b?

GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-4.6V or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?

GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Granite 4.1 8b share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.

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