# GLM-4.5V vs Granite 4.2 8B

> GLM-4.5V and Granite 4.2 8B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.2 vs 40.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

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

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 4 categories and Granite 4.2 8B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $1.80 for GLM-4.5V.
- Granite 4.2 8B accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 64K.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 39.2 | 40.0 |
| Rank | 158 | 143 |
| Context | 64K | 131K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.06 |
| Output $/M | $1.80 | $0.25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.5V: 38.9 (#152)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1379 |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.5V: 26.5 (#118)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1335 | 1327 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.5V: 34.7 (#157)
- Granite 4.2 8B: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1353 | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.5V: 36.8 (#155)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1380 |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.5V: 33.6 (#86)
- Granite 4.2 8B: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.5V: 44.9 (#172)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1304 | 1299 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1338 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1299 | 1283 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1335 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.5V: 69.4 (#170)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1298 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#166)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1305 | 1323 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.5V: 52.7 (#162)
- Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1319 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1238 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1333 | 1299 |

## FAQ

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

GLM-4.5V and Granite 4.2 8B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.2 vs 40.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V 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-4.5V lists at $0.60 and $1.80.

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

Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Granite 4.2 8B does, with 131K tokens against 64K.

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

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 8B has 11.