Data points: 78
Model compare
The readout for GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GLM-4.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GLM-4.5
GLM-4.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 88 to 12.
Evidence depth
78 data points
Includes 5 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-4.5
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Switch either side of this report to compare another model with the same LMSpeed data pipeline.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GLM-4.5 | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 88.0 pts | 12.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 3 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency | Average speed, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 131.1K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
| Max output | 98.3K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GLM-4.5 | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Z.ai | Z.ai |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-4.5 | z-ai/glm-4.6 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GLM-4.5
GLM-4.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency).
GLM-4.6
GLM-4.6 has these operational advantages: Average speed, Provider coverage.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GLM-4.5
55.1
Avg. score
GLM-4.6
44.2
GLM-4.6
GLM-4.5 leads by 9.6
GLM-4.5 leads by 9.9
GLM-4.6
GLM-4.5 leads by 15.9
No data
No data
GLM-4.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GLM-4.5
winner83.5%
Rank #38/125 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
82.9%
Rank #42/125 · confidence 4
GLM-4.5
12.2%
Rank #86/187 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner13.3%
Rank #78/187 · confidence 4
GLM-4.5
winner78.2%
Rank #82/188 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
78.0%
Rank #83/188 · confidence 4
GLM-4.5
winner73.8%
Rank #24/115 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
69.5%
Rank #30/115 · confidence 4
GLM-4.5
34.8%
Rank #113/185 · confidence 4
GLM-4.6
winner38.4%
Rank #87/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-4.5 | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GLM-4.5 | GLM-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
25 tests | GLM-4.5 speed / latency 52 tok/s / 9628ms input / output No data | GLM-4.6 speed / latency 69 tok/s / 2577ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GLM-4.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-4.6 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1357ms input / output No data |
0 tests | GLM-4.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GLM-4.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GLM-4.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GLM-4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GLM-4.5 glm-4.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M/$0.151/M | GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M | |
GLM-4.5 glm-4.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | |
GLM-4.5 glm-4.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.066/M/$0.263/M | GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $1.37/M | |
GLM-4.5 glm-4.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.066/M/$0.263/M | GLM-4.6 glm-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $1.37/M |
Weighted outcome: GLM-4.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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