Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GLM-4.5: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GLM-4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | Zhipu AI |
| Release Date | February 17, 2026 | July 27, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | 355B |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 200K | 131K |
| Context (output) | 64K | 98K |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $0.60 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $2.20 |
| Average Score | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6
GLM-4.5
GPQA0.9 vs 0.8
0.9
0.8
Verdict
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Sonnet 4.6 — 0.7, GLM-4.5 — 0.8.
API Cost
GLM-4.5 is 6.4x cheaper: input $0.60/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports a larger context: 200K vs 131K tokens.
Recency
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is newer: released 2/17/2026 vs 7/27/2025.
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