Model comparison
GLM-4.5 vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.5 leads 57.5 to 35.5.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 42.0 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2025-07-27 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 98K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 41.4 (#125), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1186 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.5: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 28.6 (#100), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1145 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |
Math GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 39.0 (#116), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1152 |
Knowledge GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 35.9 (#179), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1142 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 52.8 (#77), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1418 | — |
| LMArena German | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1380 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 74.1 (#104), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1131 |
Long Context GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#201), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1412 | 1162 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 57.5 (#127), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1108 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5 better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
GLM-4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.0 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5 or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.