Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GLM-4.5-Air

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 26 (54 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

GLM-4.5-Air

32.8

99
MMLU
35
97
GPQA
34
95
SuperGPQA
32
93
OpenBookQA
30

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

GLM-4.5-Air

27

93
HumanEval
27

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

GLM-4.5-Air

34

99
AIME 2023
35
99
AIME 2024
37
98
AIME 2025
36
95
HMMT Feb 2023
31
97
HMMT Feb 2024
33
96
HMMT Feb 2025
32
96
BRUMO 2025
34

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

GLM-4.5-Air

32

95
SimpleQA
33
93
MuSR
31

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 26, a difference of 54 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 32.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 27.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 34.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GLM-4.5-Air?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 32.