Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs GLM-4.6 (Reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs GLM-4.6 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
Z AIGLM-4.6 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
18.50
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)GLM-4.6 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.818.5−55.7% GLM-4.6 (Reasoning) is 55.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)37.99s79.13s+108.3% GLM-4.6 (Reasoning) is 108.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.55 / $2.20
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