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ERNIE 4.5 vs GLM-4.5-Air

GLM-4.5-Air leads the LLM Stats Score 24.6 to -13.3.

Baidu · Zhipu AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GLM-4.5-Air leads the overall LLM Stats Score 24.6 to -13.3, ranking #153 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GLM-4.5-Air wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose ERNIE 4.5

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.40/M input and $4.00/M output

Choose GLM-4.5-Air

  • overall performance matters — it scores 24.6 and ranks #153 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

ERNIE 4.5
Baidu
GLM-4.5-Air
Zhipu AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-13.3
#357
24.6
#153
Reasoning
-13.2
#350
24.0
#151
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$4.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
ERNIE 4.5
GLM-4.5-Air
Math
-15.9#318
22.7#128
Finance
-15.0#217
26.7#41
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for ERNIE 4.5 · 14 for GLM-4.5-Air

2 shared

ERNIE 4.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GLM-4.5-Air is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).

GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

85.0B diff

GLM-4.5-Air has 85.0B more parameters than ERNIE 4.5, making it 404.8% larger.

Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
21.0Bparameters
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
21.0B
ERNIE 4.5
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only ERNIE 4.5 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only ERNIE 4.5 specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 4.5
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

ERNIE 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while GLM-4.5-Air uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

ERNIE 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25, while GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28.

GLM-4.5-Air is 1 month newer than ERNIE 4.5.

ERNIE 4.5

Jun 25, 2025

1.2 years ago

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

1.1 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against ERNIE 4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

ERNIE 4.5
✓ Preferred
GLM-4.5-Air
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FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 4.5 vs GLM-4.5-Air.

Which is better, ERNIE 4.5 or GLM-4.5-Air?

GLM-4.5-Air leads the LLM Stats Score 24.6 to -13.3. ERNIE 4.5 is made by Baidu and GLM-4.5-Air is made by Zhipu AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does ERNIE 4.5 compare to GLM-4.5-Air in benchmarks?

ERNIE 4.5 scores GPQA: 74.0%, ARC-E: 60.7%, PIQA: 55.2%, Winogrande: 51.3%, CLUEWSC: 48.6%. GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%.

What are the context window sizes for ERNIE 4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air?

ERNIE 4.5 supports 128K tokens and GLM-4.5-Air supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between ERNIE 4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-13.3 vs 24.6), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes ERNIE 4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air?

ERNIE 4.5 is developed by Baidu and GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI.

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