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Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B vs GLM-4.5-Air

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B
Z.ai
GLM-4.5-Air
Overview
CompanyGoogleZ.ai
Release dateOct 3 2024Jul 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
106B
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.8%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 298 days before GLM-4.5-Air

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B or GLM-4.5-Air?

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 298 days before GLM-4.5-Air, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is proprietary, while GLM-4.5-Air is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was released by Google on Oct 3 2024.

GLM-4.5-Air was released by Z.ai on Jul 28 2025.

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is a proprietary model released by Google. GLM-4.5-Air is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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