# GLM-4.6 vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct

> GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6-vs-granite-3-0-8b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6 leads 61.3 to 31.2.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 31.1 |
| Rank | 132 | 266 |
| Context | 205K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1113 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1339 | — |
| SciCode | 38.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.6: 32.1 (#60)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1092 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |

## Math

- GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1143 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1087 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1500 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1418 | 1060 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | — |
| LMArena German | 1447 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1088 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1423 | 1122 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86)
- Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1063 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6 better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?

GLM-4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 31.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-4.6 or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?

GLM-4.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.