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Bard vs ChatGLM-6B

Google
Bard
Z.ai
ChatGLM-6B
Overview
CompanyGoogleZ.ai
Release dateMar 21 2023Mar 14 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
6B
Timeline
Release gapChatGLM-6B shipped 7 days before Bard

Which is better: Bard or ChatGLM-6B?

Bard and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. ChatGLM-6B shipped 7 days before Bard, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Bard is proprietary, while ChatGLM-6B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Bard and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.

ChatGLM-6B was released by Z.ai on Mar 14 2023.

Bard is a proprietary model released by Google. ChatGLM-6B is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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