Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 offers 27.9K more tokens in context window than GLM-4.6. GLM-4.6 is $89.60 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Opus 4.1 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1, released by Anthropic in August 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4 family optimized for demanding reasoning, multi-step coding, and extended analysis tasks. It features a 200K token context window, 32K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking capabilities. Opus 4.1 targets complex problem-solving, multi-turn reasoning workflows, and applications requiring deep analysis with integrated tool use.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.6, released by Zhipu AI in September 2025, is a large language model with approximately 357 billion parameters from the GLM-4 family, featuring an expanded 200K token context window. It supports strong mathematical reasoning, coding, and agentic orchestration tasks. GLM-4.6 targets enterprise-ready open-source deployments under an MIT license, with availability through Zhipu AI's Z.ai platform.
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Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI
2025-09-30
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Claude Opus 4.1
GLM-4.6
Context window and performance specifications
Claude Opus 4.1
2025-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
GLM-4.6
Claude Opus 4.1
GLM-4.6
Claude Opus 4.1
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI