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GLM 5.1 vs Grok 4.6

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Winner summary

Grok 4.6 wins 9 of 9 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · knowledge · math.

Category leads
agentic·Grok 4.6knowledge·Grok 4.6math·Grok 4.6general·Grok 4.6reasoning·Grok 4.6coding·Grok 4.6
Hype vs Reality
GLM 5.1
#91 by perf·#3 by attention
DESERVED
Grok 4.6
#74 by perf·#14 by attention
UNDERRATED
Best value
1.4x better value than Grok 4.6
GLM 5.1
19.8 pts/$
$2.75/M
Grok 4.6
14.2 pts/$
$4.00/M
Vendor risk
z-ai logo
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Unknown
xAI logo
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
Head to head
GLM 5.1Grok 4.6
APEX-Agents
Grok 4.6 leads by +24.4
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
GLM 5.1
40.9
Grok 4.6
65.3
Chess Puzzles
Grok 4.6 leads by +13.7
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GLM 5.1
15.8
Grok 4.6
29.5
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Grok 4.6 leads by +30.7
GLM 5.1
38.8
Grok 4.6
69.4
GPQA diamond
Grok 4.6 leads by +5.7
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GLM 5.1
90.1
Grok 4.6
95.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Grok 4.6 leads by +5.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GLM 5.1
93.3
Grok 4.6
99.2
Proofbench
Grok 4.6 leads by +28.8
GLM 5.1
22.2
Grok 4.6
51.0
SimpleBench
Grok 4.6 leads by +25.0
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
GLM 5.1
46.1
Grok 4.6
71.1
SimpleQA Verified
Grok 4.6 leads by +15.3
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
GLM 5.1
34.0
Grok 4.6
49.3
WeirdML
Grok 4.6 leads by +10.2
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
GLM 5.1
57.1
Grok 4.6
67.3
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGLM 5.1Grok 4.6
APEX-Agents
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
40.965.3
Chess Puzzles
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
15.829.5
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
38.869.4
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
90.195.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
93.399.2
Proofbench
22.251.0
SimpleBench
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
46.171.1
SimpleQA Verified
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
34.049.3
WeirdML
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
57.167.3
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
z-ai logoGLM 5.1$1.33$4.18205K tokens (~102 books)$20.43
xAI logoGrok 4.6$2.00$6.00500K tokens (~250 books)$30.00