Coding GLM 4.6
Z.AI · text → text
Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
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Grok 4.5
Coding GLM 4.6 vs Grok 4.5
Compare Coding GLM 4.6 from Z.AI and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Coding GLM 4.6
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.06
$2.00
Output /M
$0.22
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.01
$0.50
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
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1.5 s
Throughput
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25.6 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026
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Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
coding-glm-4.6grok-4.5
13801420146015001540
Overall
14251470
Coding
14591523
Math
14211478
Hard prompts
14421495
Instruction following
14151466
Multi-turn
14221477
Creative writing
14031449
Longer query
14331485
Chinese
14821511
English
14371475
WebDev Arena
coding-glm-4.6grok-4.5
1340142015001580
Overall
13551556
React
15591559
HTML
13631577
Gaming
15861586
Simulations
15981598
Data analytics
15221522
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Coding GLM 4.6
$6.90 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Coding GLM 4.6, Grok 4.5?
Coding GLM 4.6: $0.22/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; Coding GLM 4.6: 1459 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding GLM 4.6 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.
Can I call Coding GLM 4.6 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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