# GLM-4.6 vs o3-mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-4.6 and o3-mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-4-6-vs-o3-mini
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for GLM-4.6 and o3-mini.

## Summary

- GLM-4.6 and o3-mini do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-4.6 | o3-mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 200K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 53.94 | 48.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 3 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $1.10 / $4.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 48.8 (Estimated · #84/183)
- o3-mini public-lane score: 40.6 (Supported · #140/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 3.09% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 49.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 41.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 45.3 (Estimated · #115/181)
- o3-mini public-lane score: 42.3 (Supported · #127/181)

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | Coming soon | 86.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 77.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 42.1 (#98/120)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 93.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-4.6 public-lane score: 27.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-4.6 | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 3.819% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.128% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 87.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare GLM-4.6 and o3-mini on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [GLM-4.6 vs o3-pro](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-o3-pro)
- [o3-mini vs o3-pro](/compare/o3-mini-vs-o3-pro)
- [GLM-4.6 vs o3](/compare/glm-4-6-vs-o3)
- [o3-mini vs o3](/compare/o3-vs-o3-mini)

## Explore More

- [GLM-4.6 profile](/models/glm-4-6)
- [o3-mini profile](/models/o3-mini)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)