Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.6 leads with 39.3% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct offers 59.4K more tokens in context window than GLM-4.6. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is $2.20 cheaper per million tokens. GLM-4.6 supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Overall, GLM-4.6 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.6 was introduced as an enhanced iteration of the GLM-4 series, designed to provide improved capabilities in bilingual language understanding and generation. Built to incorporate refinements to the GLM architecture, it represents continued advancement in Zhipu AI's model development.
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B was created as a balanced open-source model, designed to provide strong performance with 70 billion parameters while remaining practical for many deployment scenarios. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for fine-tuning and application development, it combines capability with accessibility in the open-source ecosystem.
1 year newer

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI
2025-09-30
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GLM-4.6

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
GLM-4.6

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.6
DeepInfra
ZeroEval

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
GLM-4.6

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
GLM-4.6

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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