GLM 4.6 vs GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra leads GLM 4.6 on coding, 77.4 to 8.8 on the Vibe Coding Index, and GLM 4.6 costs 2.3x less per output token ($2.20 vs $5.00 per million). Updated October 29, 2026; 10 benchmarks have a result for both.
GLM 4.6 or GPT-6.1 Terra: which to pick
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra for coding: it scores 77.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 8.8 for GLM 4.6.
Pick GLM 4.6 for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($2.20 vs $5.00 per million).
- Shared results
- 10
- GLM 4.6 only
- 58
- GPT-6.1 Terra only
- 26
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 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
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra scores 77.4 against 8.8.
2 and 4 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only GPT-6.1 Terra has a AA Intelligence Index result, 51.0.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GLM 4.6 has a GPQA Diamond result, 74.5%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GLM 4.6 has a AIME result, 92.7%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GLM 4.6 has a MMLU Pro result, 82.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra leads, 1283 against 1173.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only GPT-6.1 Terra has a Vals Index result, 60.5%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra takes 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GLM 4.6
GLM 4.6 $0.0017, GPT-6.1 Terra $0.0035 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 4.6 8.8 from 2 benchmarks, GPT-6.1 Terra 77.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 61.4 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): GLM 4.6 3.1% against GPT-6.1 Terra 84.0%, 80.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 4.6 $2.20 against GPT-6.1 Terra $5.00 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 4.6 takes 205K tokens, GPT-6.1 Terra 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 4.6 | Bars | GPT-6.1 Terra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 4 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 10 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 68.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 94.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1341 | 1673 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| AA Coding Index | 45.8 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 81.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 49.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 3.1% | 84.0% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 69.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 55.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 28.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 24.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 340.8 | 2608.8 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1449 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1455 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1657 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1350 | 1719 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 51.0 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1029 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1095 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1081 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1180 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 73.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 93.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 48.6% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 26.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 76.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 68.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 72.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| BrowseComp-Plus | 48.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 74.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 88.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 78.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.5% | 46.2% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 94.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 74.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 78.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1440 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1431 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1445 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 45.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Scale run) | Not measured | 35.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 92.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 89.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 100.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 90.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 92.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1432 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1447 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| MathArena | 15.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 82.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 79.6% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 56.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 66.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 92.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.9% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 57.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1456 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1455 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1448 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1416 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1173 | 1283 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1142 | 1277 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1150 | 1348 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1162 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1125 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1164 | 1295 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1106 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 82.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 60.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 82.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| IFBench | 43.4% | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 54.0% | 82.7% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 79.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text | 1440 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1410 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1412 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1449 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1426 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1499 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1447 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1393 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1402 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1460 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1436 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1418 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1447 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1427 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1422 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1416 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1409 | Not measured | Only GLM 4.6 measured |
| MultiChallenge | Not measured | 74.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 4.6 | GPT-6.1 Terra | 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
GLM 4.6 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GLM 4.6 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GLM 4.6 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 4.6 | OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | September 30, 2025 | October 26, 2026 |
| Context window | 205K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.60 | $1.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.20 | $5.00 |
| Coding index | 8.8 | 77.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 4.6 better than GPT-6.1 Terra for coding?
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra for coding: it scores 77.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 8.8 for GLM 4.6. Pick GLM 4.6 for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($2.20 vs $5.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, GLM 4.6 or GPT-6.1 Terra?
GLM 4.6 costs $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; GPT-6.1 Terra costs $1.00 and $5.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 4.6 or GPT-6.1 Terra?
GPT-6.1 Terra, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 4.6 vs GPT-6.1 Terra comparison based on?
10 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 29, 2026. GLM 4.6's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and GPT-6.1 Terra's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.