Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Yi-Lightning
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.5 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 Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GLM-4.6V leads 40.2 to 27.0.
- GLM-4.6V has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.9 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.90 | — |
| Results tracked | 12 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.2 (#128), Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 26.5 (#117), Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1302 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1300 |
Knowledge GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 37.4 (#148), Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1372 | 1286 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: 34.2 (#83), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.8 (#135), Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1426 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 1341 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1304 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.6 (#145), Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1351 | 1278 |
Long Context GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#138), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.8 (#132), Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1359 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Yi-Lightning?
GLM-4.6V is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.6V or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
GLM-4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Yi-Lightning share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.