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Qwen3.6 Flash vs GLM 4.6
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Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Flash wins on 7/10 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Flash wins 7 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · language.
Category leads
math·GLM 4.6coding·Qwen3.6 Flashreasoning·Qwen3.6 Flashlanguage·Qwen3.6 Flashknowledge·Qwen3.6 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3.6 Flash
#121 by perf·no signal
GLM 4.6
#116 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Flash
1.6x better value than GLM 4.6
Qwen3.6 Flash
75.9 pts/$
$0.66/M
GLM 4.6
46.8 pts/$
$1.08/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3.6 FlashGLM 4.6
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +6.5
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Qwen3.6 Flash
10.3
GLM 4.6
3.8
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
GLM 4.6 leads by +2.1
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Qwen3.6 Flash
0.0
GLM 4.6
2.1
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +11.7
Qwen3.6 Flash
46.7
GLM 4.6
35.0
LiveBench · Coding
GLM 4.6 leads by +6.1
Qwen3.6 Flash
64.9
GLM 4.6
71.0
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +6.9
Qwen3.6 Flash
58.8
GLM 4.6
52.0
LiveBench · If
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +21.0
Qwen3.6 Flash
47.2
GLM 4.6
26.2
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +4.2
Qwen3.6 Flash
63.1
GLM 4.6
59.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 4.6 leads by +2.3
Qwen3.6 Flash
78.9
GLM 4.6
81.1
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +5.2
Qwen3.6 Flash
60.4
GLM 4.6
55.2
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +0.9
Qwen3.6 Flash
62.9
GLM 4.6
62.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Flash | GLM 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 10.3 | 3.8 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning. | 0.0 | 2.1 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 46.7 | 35.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 64.9 | 71.0 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 58.8 | 52.0 |
LiveBench · If | 47.2 | 26.2 |
LiveBench · Language | 63.1 | 59.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 78.9 | 81.1 |
LiveBench · Overall | 60.4 | 55.2 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 62.9 | 62.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.19 | $1.13 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $4.22 | |
| $0.43 | $1.74 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $7.58 |