ERNIE 4.5 vs GLM-4.6 Comparison

Comparing ERNIE 4.5 and GLM-4.6 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

ERNIE 4.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GLM-4.6 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

GLM-4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GLM-4.6 costs less

For input processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens) is 1.4x cheaper than GLM-4.6 ($0.55/1M tokens).

For output processing, ERNIE 4.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than GLM-4.6 ($2.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, ERNIE 4.5 is more expensive than GLM-4.6.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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ERNIE 4.5

Input tokens$0.40

Output tokens$4.00

Best providerNovita

GLM-4.6

Input tokens$0.55

Output tokens$2.00

Best providerFireworks

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

336.0B diff

GLM-4.6 has 336.0B more parameters than ERNIE 4.5, making it 1600.0% larger.

ERNIE 4.5

21.0Bparameters

GLM-4.6

357.0Bparameters

21.0B

ERNIE 4.5

357.0B

GLM-4.6

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GLM-4.6 accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to ERNIE 4.5's 128,000 tokens. GLM-4.6 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while ERNIE 4.5 is limited to 65,536 tokens.

ERNIE 4.5

Input128,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

GLM-4.6

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GLM-4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 4.5 does not.

GLM-4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

ERNIE 4.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GLM-4.6

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

ERNIE 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while GLM-4.6 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-4.6

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 4.5 was released on 2025-06-25, while GLM-4.6 was released on 2025-09-30.

GLM-4.6 is 3 months newer than ERNIE 4.5.

ERNIE 4.5

Jun 25, 2025

8 months ago

GLM-4.6

Sep 30, 2025

5 months ago

3mo 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

Provider Availability

ERNIE 4.5 is available from Novita. GLM-4.6 is available from Fireworks, DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.