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Claude Opus 4.5 vs GLM-4.6

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Z.ai
GLM-4.6
Overview
CompanyAnthropicZ.ai
Release dateNov 24 2025Sep 30 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
355B
Context window
200k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
90%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%Best
68%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4.6 shipped 55 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or GLM-4.6?

Claude Opus 4.5 leads GLM-4.6 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (SWE-Bench Verified). GLM-4.6 shipped 55 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary, while GLM-4.6 is open weight.

On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.5 leads at 80.9% vs GLM-4.6 at 68%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.

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

Claude Opus 4.5 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Claude Opus 4.5 80.9% vs GLM-4.6 68%.

Claude Opus 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. GLM-4.6 is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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