# GLM-4.6 vs Qwen3.6 Plus

> Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 40.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 23

## Summary

- They share 23 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.6 Plus in 7 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 39.6.
- GLM-4.6 is cheaper at $0.60 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
- GLM-4.6 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 47.3 |
| Rank | 132 | 54 |
| Context | 205K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $0.50 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $3 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1339 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 38.4% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1449 | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | 340.82 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-4.6: 32.1 (#60)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 72.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1440 | 1449 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 47.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.67 |

## Math

- GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 3.8% | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | 8.3% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1456 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1500 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1459 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1447 | 1451 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | 1418 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | 1432 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1410 | 1425 |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1423 | 1440 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1440 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1438 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1411 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 40.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

GLM-4.6 is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.

### Is GLM-4.6 or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 40.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 205K.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Qwen3.6 Plus share?

23 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.