GLM-4.5-Air vs Llama 4 Maverick
GLM-4.5-Air leads the LLM Stats Score 24.6 to 14.8.
Zhipu AI · Meta · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GLM-4.5-Air leads the overall LLM Stats Score 24.6 to 14.8, ranking #153 overall.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GLM-4.5-Air wins 3; 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 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 3 of 3 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
Choose Llama 4 Maverick
- you want predictable pricing at $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
14 reported for GLM-4.5-Air · 13 for Llama 4 Maverick
GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro), while Llama 4 Maverick is better at 0 benchmarks.
GLM-4.5-Air significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Maverick has 294.0B more parameters than GLM-4.5-Air, making it 277.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.
Llama 4 Maverick can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GLM-4.5-Air
Llama 4 Maverick
License
Usage and distribution terms
GLM-4.5-Air is licensed under MIT, while Llama 4 Maverick uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.
GLM-4.5-Air is 4 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Jul 28, 2025
1.1 years ago
3mo newerApr 5, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GLM-4.5-Air and Llama 4 Maverick side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Llama 4 Maverick.