Claude 1vsGLM-4.6

Claude 1
GLM-4.6
Specifications
Parameters
355B
Context window
9k
200k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
68%
Community preference (code)
Arena Elo (Code)
1339
Overview
CompanyAnthropicZ.ai
Release dateMar 14 2023Sep 30 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight

Which is better: Claude 1 or GLM-4.6?

Claude 1 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 931 days before GLM-4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 9k (Claude 1) vs 200k (GLM-4.6). Claude 1 is proprietary, while GLM-4.6 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.

GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.

Claude 1 has a 9k context window; GLM-4.6 has 200k.

Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-4.6 is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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