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Grok 4 Fast vs GLM-4-9B

xAI
Grok 4 Fast
Z.ai
GLM-4-9B
Overview
CompanyxAIZ.ai
Release dateSep 2025Jun 5 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
9B
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4-9B shipped 453 days before Grok 4 Fast

Which is better: Grok 4 Fast or GLM-4-9B?

Grok 4 Fast and GLM-4-9B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4-9B shipped 453 days before Grok 4 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok 4 Fast is proprietary, while GLM-4-9B is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Grok 4 Fast and GLM-4-9B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.

GLM-4-9B was released by Z.ai on Jun 5 2024.

Grok 4 Fast is a proprietary model released by xAI. GLM-4-9B is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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