Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 52.5.
- GLM-4.5V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1435 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1422 |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1417 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Grok 4.1: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1465 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1438 |
| LMArena French | — | 1448 |
| LMArena German | — | 1446 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1400 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1437 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5V or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Grok 4.1 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.