Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Granite 4.2 30b
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.2 30b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 53.8.
- Granite 4.2 30b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 41.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | 1396 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1374 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | — |
Knowledge GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | 1406 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Granite 4.2 30b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1340 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1414 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | 1444 | — |
| LMArena German | 1423 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | 1347 |
Long Context GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1359 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Granite 4.2 30b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1361 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1288 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Granite 4.2 30b?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Granite 4.2 30b better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 41.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Granite 4.2 30b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 30b has 11.