# GLM-4.6V vs Sonar

> GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-4-6v-vs-sonar
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-4.6V leads 27.6 to 21.1.
- GLM-4.6V is cheaper at $0.30 / $0.90 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $1 for Sonar.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 38.5 |
| Rank | 137 | 187 |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $1 |
| Output $/M | $0.90 | $1 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128)
- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115)
- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |

## Math

- GLM-4.6V: —
- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |

## Knowledge

- GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1371 | — |

## Multimodal

- GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |

## Multilingual

- GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1340 | — |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151)
- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1352 | — |

## Long Context

- GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137)
- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1360 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-4.6V better than Sonar?

GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6V or Sonar?

GLM-4.6V is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Sonar lists at $1 and $1.

### Is GLM-4.6V or Sonar better for coding?

GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.9 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 128K tokens.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Sonar share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.