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Gemini 4 Argon vs GLM-4.5

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 27.6.

Google · Zhipu AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 27.6, ranking #4 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Argon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 55.1 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose GLM-4.5

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Argon
Google
GLM-4.5
Zhipu AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.1
#4
27.6
#155
Reasoning
52.4
#7
27.1
#156
Coding
44.1
#4
15.7
#141
Agents
40.5
#4
9.8
#135
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.40 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.60 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Argon
GLM-4.5
Tool use
30.6#6
21.3#55
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Gemini 4 Argon · 14 for GLM-4.5

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.5don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-4.5 specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only GLM-4.5 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Argon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Argon supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5 does not.

Gemini 4 Argon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 4 Argon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Argon is licensed under a proprietary license, while GLM-4.5 uses MIT.

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

Gemini 4 Argon

Proprietary

Closed source

GLM-4.5

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Argon was released on 2026-09-30, while GLM-4.5 was released on 2025-07-28.

Gemini 4 Argon is 14 months newer than GLM-4.5.

Gemini 4 Argon

Sep 30, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr newer
GLM-4.5

Jul 28, 2025

1.2 years ago

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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Argon
✓ Preferred
GLM-4.5
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Argon vs GLM-4.5.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Argon or GLM-4.5?

Gemini 4 Argon leads the LLM Stats Score 55.1 to 27.6. Gemini 4 Argon is made by Google and GLM-4.5 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 Gemini 4 Argon compare to GLM-4.5 in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Argon scores Graphwalks BFS <128k: 99.7%, Vibe Code Bench: 91.9%, LVBench: 91.7%, LABBench2: 88.8%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 84.2%. GLM-4.5 scores MATH-500: 98.2%, AIME 2024: 91.0%, MMLU-Pro: 84.6%, TAU-bench Retail: 79.7%, GPQA: 79.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.5?

Gemini 4 Argon supports an unknown number of tokens and GLM-4.5 supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.5?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.1 vs 27.6), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-4.5?

Gemini 4 Argon is developed by Google and GLM-4.5 is developed by Zhipu AI.

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