Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM-4.6 leads with 23.1% higher average benchmark score. GLM-4.6 supports multimodal inputs. GLM-4.6 is available on 2 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.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
5 months newer

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
GLM-4.6
Zhipu AI
2025-09-30
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
GLM-4.6

Phi 4 Reasoning
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
GLM-4.6
DeepInfra
ZeroEval

Phi 4 Reasoning
GLM-4.6

Phi 4 Reasoning
GLM-4.6

Phi 4 Reasoning