Claude 3 Sonnet vs GLM-4-9B
Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet | Z.ai GLM-4-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Z.ai |
| Release date | Mar 4 2024 | Jun 5 2024 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 9B |
| Benchmarks | ||
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 40.4% | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 93 days before GLM-4-9B | |
Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or GLM-4-9B?
Claude 3 Sonnet and GLM-4-9B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 93 days before GLM-4-9B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary, while GLM-4-9B is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Sonnet and GLM-4-9B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
GLM-4-9B was released by Z.ai on Jun 5 2024.
Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-4-9B is an open weight model released by Z.ai.
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