Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 56.6.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| 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 Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1487 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1483 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1474 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1371 | 1489 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1534 |
| LMArena Russian | 1340 | 1471 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1352 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1360 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 40.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.