Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 34.3.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 32.4 |
| 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 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.3 (#263)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1130 |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 20.8 (#214)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1127 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1173 |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 29.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1108 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.8 (#258)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1108 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1145 |
| LMArena French | — | 1109 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.8 (#263)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1114 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.9 (#250)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.3 (#267)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1106 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.