# GLM-4.5 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 9.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where GLM-4.5 leads 53.0 to 44.5.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.5.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 40.0 |
| Rank | 125 | 143 |
| Context | 131K | 131K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.06 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $0.25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5: 41.1 (#121)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1379 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5: 27.7 (#99)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1430 | 1327 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.5: 36.3 (#119)
- Granite 4.2 8B: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5: 35.5 (#172)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1380 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5: 53.0 (#74)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1299 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1283 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | — |
| LMArena German | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1382 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5: 74.3 (#100)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1298 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#196)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1323 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5: 57.7 (#121)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1319 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1238 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1299 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5 better than Granite 4.2 8B?

GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 9.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 or Granite 4.2 8B?

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

### Is GLM-4.5 or Granite 4.2 8B better for coding?

GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.1 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 131K tokens.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Granite 4.2 8B share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.