Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.6V leads 56.8 to 47.5.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 37.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.90 | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1269 |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1255 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1265 |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1238 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | — | 1285 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1278 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1245 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1267 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.