# GLM-4.6 vs Grok 3 [Beta]

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.6 and Grok 3 [Beta] across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-6-vs-grok-3-beta
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GLM-4.6 and Grok 3 [Beta] share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GLM-4.6 has the larger published context window at 200K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.6 | Grok 3 [Beta] |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | xAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 53.94 | 51.65 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 3 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 48.8 (Estimated · #84/183)
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Grok 3 [Beta] | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 3.09% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 45.3 (Estimated · #115/181)
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 42.1 (#98/120)
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 27.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: 26.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | Grok 3 [Beta] | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 3.819% | 3.793% | GLM-4.6 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.128% | 0.000% | GLM-4.6 |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-4.6 and Grok 3 [Beta]?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [GLM-4.6 profile](/models/glm-4-6)
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