Gemma 1 vs GLM-4.6
Google Gemma 1 | Z.ai GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Z.ai | |
| Release date | Feb 21 2024 | Sep 30 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 355B |
Context window | — | 200k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 68% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Gemma 1 shipped 587 days before GLM-4.6 | |
Which is better: Gemma 1 or GLM-4.6?
Gemma 1 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemma 1 shipped 587 days before GLM-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 — Gemma 1 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Gemma 1 was released by Google on Feb 21 2024.
GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.