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GLM-4.5V vs GLM-4.6V
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 13 results on 2 sources that measured both models.
Results as of 8 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-08-4199ce0620fe).
GLM-4.5V or GLM-4.6V? The short answer
GLM-4.6V is the newer version and costs less, and it scores higher (Intelligence Index 11.2 against 7.6): upgrade.
- GLM-4.6V is cheaper: $0.45 against $0.90 per million tokens, 2.0 times less.
- GLM-4.6V scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 11.2 against 7.6.
- GLM-4.6V is newer: released 8 Dec 2025, against 11 Aug 2025 for GLM-4.5V.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: GLM-4.6V does better for reasoning and knowledge and writing.
At a glance
| GLM-4.5V | GLM-4.6V | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.60 in · $1.80 out | $0.30 in · $0.90 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $0.90 | $0.45 |
| Cheapest host, blended | $0.90 (Novita, FP8) | $0.45 (Novita, BF16) |
| Intelligence Index | 7.6 | 11.2 |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Released | 11 Aug 2025 | 8 Dec 2025 (newer) |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Developer based in | China | China |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among models available today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. The better rank is in green.
| Use case | GLM-4.5V | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning and knowledgeHard questions across science, maths and general knowledge | 157 of 198 | 135 of 198 |
| WritingWhat people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality | 141 of 188 | 120 of 188 |
| Sticking to the factsSummarising without inventing things, and factual answers | not measured | 134 of 152 |
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | GLM-4.5V | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,352 | 1,379 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,342 | 1,370 |
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,310 | 1,351 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better | 7.6thinking reasoning | 11.2thinking reasoning |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better | 68.4%thinking reasoning | 71.9%thinking reasoning |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better | 6.3%thinking reasoning | 9.6%thinking reasoning |
Show all 13 results (7 more)
| Measure | GLM-4.5V | GLM-4.6V |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,399 | 1,394 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,339 | 1,367 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better | 1,318 | 1,357 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 4 results | ||
| IFBench% of instructions, higher is better | 34.2%thinking reasoning | 30.1%thinking reasoning |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better | 0.0%no reasoning | 48.7%thinking reasoning |
| Terminal-Bench Hard% of tasks, higher is better | 6.8%no reasoning | 14.4%thinking reasoning |
| τ²-bench telecom% of tasks, higher is better | 22.5%thinking reasoning | 31.6%thinking reasoning |
Quick answers
Is GLM-4.5V better than GLM-4.6V?
GLM-4.6V is the newer version and costs less, and it scores higher (Intelligence Index 11.2 against 7.6): upgrade.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V or GLM-4.6V?
GLM-4.6V is cheaper: $0.45 against $0.90 per million tokens, 2.0 times less.
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