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Grok 4 Heavy vs GLM-4-9B

SpaceXAI
Grok 4 Heavy
Z.ai
GLM-4-9B
Overview
CompanySpaceXAIZ.ai
Release dateJul 9 2025Jun 5 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
9B
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4-9B shipped 399 days before Grok 4 Heavy

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

Grok 4 Heavy 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 399 days before Grok 4 Heavy, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Grok 4 Heavy was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 9 2025.

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

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

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