# GLM-4.5 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

> Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-5-vs-qwen3-5-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 57.7.
- GLM-4.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 44.7 |
| Rank | 125 | 72 |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5: 41.1 (#121)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1488 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5: 27.7 (#99)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1430 | 1483 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.5: 36.3 (#119)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1473 |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5: 35.5 (#172)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1489 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5: 53.0 (#74)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1406 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1382 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1470 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5: 74.3 (#100)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1467 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#196)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1477 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5: 57.7 (#121)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1478 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.5 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-4.5 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 41.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.