GLM-4-9B vs GLM-4.6
Z.ai GLM-4-9B | Z.ai GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Z.ai | Z.ai |
| Release date | Jun 5 2024 | Sep 30 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 9B | 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 | GLM-4-9B shipped 482 days before GLM-4.6 | |
Which is better: GLM-4-9B or GLM-4.6?
GLM-4-9B and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4-9B shipped 482 days before GLM-4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
GLM-4-9B has 9B parameters, while GLM-4.6 has 355B.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — GLM-4-9B and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
GLM-4-9B was released by Z.ai on Jun 5 2024.
GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.