# GLM-5.1 vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.1 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-1-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 23, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.6

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-5.1 leads overall 57.71 to 56.07.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 63.8 for GLM-5.1 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) in Mathematics, with scores of 33.448% and 23.103%.
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 203K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 57.71 | 56.07 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 26 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 42.1 (Estimated · #43/105)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 63.5% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| BrowseComp | 68% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 70.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 71.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 62.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 60.11% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 18.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 56.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.1
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 51.5 (Supported · #36/135)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 47.7 (Supported · #43/135)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.4% | 57.3% | GLM-5.1 |
| NL2Repo | 42.7% | 42.9% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| SWE-Rebench | 62.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 31.46% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 52.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 81.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 76.4% | 72.8% | GLM-5.1 |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 47% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 65.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 71.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 50.2 (Supported · #54/160)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 52.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 84.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 92.4 (#4/124)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.1 public-lane score: 63.8 (#3/7)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.1 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 95.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 82.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 83.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 33.448% | 23.103% | GLM-5.1 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 12.500% | 4.167% | GLM-5.1 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.1 or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

GLM-5.1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.1 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 63.8 for GLM-5.1 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.1 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.1 currently has 26 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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