GLM 4.5 vs GPT-6 Luna
GPT-6 Luna leads GLM 4.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 38.1 to 12.8, and GPT-6 Luna costs 4.4x less per output token ($0.50 vs $2.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 4.5 or GPT-6 Luna: which to pick
Only GPT-6 Luna has a coding score, 57.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; GLM 4.5 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GLM 4.5 for work measured by LMArena Text: software and IT or LMArena Text: hard prompts, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 39
- GLM 4.5 only
- 22
- GPT-6 Luna only
- 64
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only GPT-6 Luna has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-6 Luna
GPT-6 Luna leads, 38.1 against 12.8.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GLM 4.5 has a GPQA Diamond result, 72.2%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GLM 4.5 has a AIME result, 86.7%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GLM 4.5 has a MMLU Pro result, 81.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GPT-6 Luna
GPT-6 Luna leads, 1271 against 1169.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only GPT-6 Luna has a Vals Index result, 52.3%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6 Luna
GPT-6 Luna takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-6 Luna
GLM 4.5 $0.0017, GPT-6 Luna $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 4.5 not benchmarked, GPT-6 Luna 57.3 from 5 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 25.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- ALE-Bench: GLM 4.5 344.8 against GPT-6 Luna 1576.9, 41.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 4.5 $2.20 against GPT-6 Luna $0.50 per million output tokens, 4.4x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 4.5 takes 131K tokens, GPT-6 Luna 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GLM 4.5 | Bars | GPT-6 Luna | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 2 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 7 | ||
| General | 16 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 25 | 14 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index12
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 64.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 84.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1578 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 67.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.6% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 81.7% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 42.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 55.6% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 73.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | Not measured | 37.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 76.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 54.6% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 22.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 42.4% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 344.8 | 1576.9 | GPT-6 Luna |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1434 | 1437 | GPT-6 Luna |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1440 | 1423 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1573 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1595 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1571 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.8 | 38.1 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 156.8 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1191 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1158 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1134 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 43.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 72.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 48.1% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 2.7% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 49.9% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 19.9% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 30.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.2% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Vals Science Index | Not measured | 28.4% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 43.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 44.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| SpireClimb | Not measured | 0.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 72.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 81.8% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 19.4% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 78.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 13.0% | 38.5% | GPT-6 Luna |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 90.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 86.7% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 59.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 36.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 7.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1429 | 1410 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1433 | 1442 | GPT-6 Luna |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1429 | 1410 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1245 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1261 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 86.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 94.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 90.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| AA Math Index | 73.7 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 98.9% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 78.9% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 56.1% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 64.0% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1427 | 1409 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1430 | 1427 | GLM 4.5 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 81.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 75.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 61.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 72.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 90.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 44.7% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 41.4% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1444 | 1386 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1455 | 1352 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1438 | 1400 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1420 | 1388 | GLM 4.5 |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | Not measured | 63.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index07
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1169 | 1271 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1141 | 1295 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1144 | 1257 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1159 | 1216 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1170 | 1218 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1165 | 1270 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1096 | 1252 | GPT-6 Luna |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1153 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 82.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index162
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 52.3% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 73.4% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.6% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 48.1% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 83.7% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| IFBench | 44.1% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 52.7% | 83.3% | GPT-6 Luna |
| DTBench | Not measured | 90.1% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 44.5% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 73.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.5 measured |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 44.2% | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1389 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1404 | 1408 | GPT-6 Luna |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1395 | 1363 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1216 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1437 | 1393 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1417 | 1381 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1465 | 1427 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1407 | 1376 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1415 | 1369 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1380 | 1359 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1418 | 1408 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1454 | 1391 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1413 | 1392 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1422 | 1383 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1415 | 1392 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1412 | 1408 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1403 | 1384 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1404 | 1364 | GLM 4.5 |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1204 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1266 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1225 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1205 | Only GPT-6 Luna measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-6 Luna costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-6 Luna costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-6 Luna costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Z.ai GLM 4.5 | OpenAI GPT-6 Luna |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 25, 2025 | September 22, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.60 | $0.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.20 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 57.3 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 5 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 4.5 better than GPT-6 Luna for coding?
Only GPT-6 Luna has a coding score, 57.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; GLM 4.5 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GLM 4.5 for work measured by LMArena Text: software and IT or LMArena Text: hard prompts, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GLM 4.5 or GPT-6 Luna?
GLM 4.5 costs $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Luna costs $0.10 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 4.5 or GPT-6 Luna?
GPT-6 Luna, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 4.5 vs GPT-6 Luna comparison based on?
39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GLM 4.5's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GPT-6 Luna's on 5. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.