VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is GLM 4.6 state of the art?
It used to be.Was SOTA in General LLM.
As of Oct 13, 2026, GLM 4.6 from Zhipu AI. Was SOTA in General LLM. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev from 2025-11-12 to 2025-11-17.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #7 in General LLM on 2025-11-09.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) glm-4.6 | 1428.7152632226237 1422.3–1435.1 | 2025-11-09 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) glm-4.6 | 1448.8125017468574 1440.4–1457.2 | 2025-11-09 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) glm-4.6 | 1473.5836976755334 1460.6–1486.6 | 2025-11-09 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) glm-4.6 | 1429.723494045006 1423.3–1436.1 | 2025-11-09 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
Coding › Web dev
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Sonnet 4.5
GLM 4.6
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.5
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
GLM 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5
GPT-5.6 Sol
Kimi K3
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Fable 5.1
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
GPT-6 Astra
Claude Opus 5.5
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in General LLM on 2025-11-09. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #4 | Last listed at #4 in Reasoning on 2025-11-09. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #5 | Last listed at #5 in Coding on 2025-11-09. |
| Coding › Web dev | Was SOTA | Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev from 2025-11-12 to 2025-11-17. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in Long context on 2025-11-09. |