Gemma 3 vs GLM-4.6
Google Gemma 3 | Z.ai GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Z.ai | |
| Release date | Mar 12 2025 | 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 3 shipped 202 days before GLM-4.6 | |
Which is better: Gemma 3 or GLM-4.6?
Gemma 3 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemma 3 shipped 202 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 3 and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Gemma 3 was released by Google on Mar 12 2025.
GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.