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Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM-4-Plus

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Z.ai
GLM-4-Plus
Overview
CompanyAnthropicZ.ai
Release dateFeb 5 2026Aug 29 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
87%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4-Plus shipped 525 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or GLM-4-Plus?

Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-4-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4-Plus shipped 525 days before Claude Opus 4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-4-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.

GLM-4-Plus was released by Z.ai on Aug 29 2024.

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