Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs GLM-4.6
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 9 categories and GLM-4.6 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 73.9 to 39.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 27.1% for Gemini 4 Argon and 1.1% for GLM-4.6.
- GLM-4.6 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), GLM-4.6: 40.1 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | 1340 |
| SciCode | 61.8% | 38.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | 1449 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 340.82 |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), GLM-4.6: 32.3 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 24.5% |
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 72.4% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), GLM-4.6: 23.7 (#172)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 27.1% | 1.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1440 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 47.4% |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), GLM-4.6: 39.1 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1536 | 1432 |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 3.8% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), GLM-4.6: 40.2 (#124)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | 1431 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), GLM-4.6: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), GLM-4.6: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1426 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | 1499 |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | 1419 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | 1436 |
| LMArena French | — | 1459 |
| LMArena German | — | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1393 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1400 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), GLM-4.6: 74.3 (#98)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1410 |
Long Context Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#94)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | 1422 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), GLM-4.6: 61.1 (#90)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1440 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | 1427 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than GLM-4.6?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 4 Argon or GLM-4.6 better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.6 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.6 has 29.