Data points: 87
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-4.5 Air, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 5 to 1.
Evidence depth
87 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 17 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM-4.5 Airclaude-opus-4-6-vs-glm-4-5-air | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GLM-4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 5 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Average speed |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GLM-4.5 Air exposes 131.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
| Developer | Anthropic | Zhipu AI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-12-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | z-ai/glm-4.5-air |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.170/M#10 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $0.980/M#16 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.372/M#20 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 30.6%#90 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 25.77 s#79 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 73.3%#74 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 6.8%#79 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 1.65 s#62 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | GLM-4.5 Air glm-4.5-air No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
钠 API25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | GLM-4.5 Air speed / latency 69 tok/s / 775ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GLM-4.5 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
素墨API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 2344ms input / output No data | GLM-4.5 Air speed / latency 27 tok/s / 39365ms input / output No data |
OpenRouter10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-4.5 Air speed / latency 20 tok/s / 33054ms input / output No data |
EasyMore5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 15402ms input / output No data | GLM-4.5 Air speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-4.5 Air ZhipuAI/GLM-4.5-Air speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GLM-4.5 Air glm-4.5-air speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $3.00/M / $15.00/M | GLM-4.5 Air z-ai/glm-4.5-air:free speed / latency No data input / output $0.0050/M / $0.0050/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-4.5 Air: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GLM-4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GLM-4.5 Air GLM-4.5 Air is stronger when you prioritize Average speed. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 87 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
