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Grok 4.6 vs. GLM-5.2

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and standard API pricing

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Specifications and API pricing for Grok 4.6 and GLM-5.2
AttributeGrok 4.6GLM-5.2
ProviderxAIZ.ai
ReleasedAug 12, 2026Jun 16, 2026
AvailabilityActiveOpen Source
Model typeProprietaryOpen Weights
ParametersNot published744B, 40B active
ArchitectureNot publishedMixture of Experts
Context window500,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Knowledge cutoffFebruary 1, 2026Not published
Technical sourcesModelModel, Context
API pricing per 1M tokens
API input$2 ≤200K / $4 >200K$1.4
API output$6 ≤200K / $12 >200K$4.4
Cache read$0.5 ≤200K / $1 >200K$0.26
Cache write (5 min.)Not listedNot listed
Cache write (1 hr.)Not listedNot listed
Price verified08/16/2026Source07/30/2026Source
Grok 4.6GLM-5.2
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Grok 4.6$2
GLM-5.2$1.4Lower price
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Grok 4.6$6
GLM-5.2$4.4Lower price
Cache readUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Grok 4.6$0.5
GLM-5.2$0.26Lower price

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

37 shared result series
Grok 4.6GLM-5.2
Arena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Grok 4.61,464.323 arena points
GLM-5.21,470.655 arena pointsHigher measured value
Code MigrationOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.644.572 %Winner
GLM-5.237.87 %
CorpFin v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.666.161 %Winner
GLM-5.266.123 %
EMBOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.662.727 %Winner
GLM-5.261.532 %
Finance Agent (v2)Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.653.682 %Winner
GLM-5.249.699 %
GPQA DiamondOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.694.697 %Winner
GLM-5.285.606 %
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.615.833 %Winner
GLM-5.27.083 %
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.648.077 %Winner
GLM-5.231.25 %
LegalBenchOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.686.307 %Winner
GLM-5.284.073 %
LiveCodeBench v6Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.688.224 %Winner
GLM-5.269.5 %
MedCodeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.644.712 %Winner
GLM-5.240.771 %
MedScribeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.686.534 %Winner
GLM-5.283.534 %
Benchmark scores for Grok 4.6 and GLM-5.2
Benchmark and taskGrok 4.6GLM-5.2ComparabilitySource
Arena Text, Style ControlOverall
1,464.323 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±11.88The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,470.655 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±5.045The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:overallTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,448 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 26,867 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Code MigrationOverall
44.572 %Winner
37.87 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-code-migration:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-code-migration-2026-08-16-107652dc6bfcRetrieved 2026-08-16
CorpFin v2Overall
66.161 %Winner
66.123 %
2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-corp-fin-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-corp_fin_v2-2026-08-16-45bbf84f57abRetrieved 2026-08-16
EMBOverall
62.727 %Winner
61.532 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-16-68d5d1d47a97Retrieved 2026-08-16
Finance Agent (v2)Overall
53.682 %Winner
49.699 %
2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-16-8853da43085dRetrieved 2026-08-16
GPQA DiamondOverall
94.697 %Winner
85.606 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-gpqa:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-gpqa-2026-08-16-7f8363eaa2dbRetrieved 2026-08-16
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved
15.833 %Winner
7.083 %
1task resolution rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-16-bae90566df2fRetrieved 2026-08-16
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass
48.077 %Winner
31.25 %
1all-pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-16-af296c00ecaaRetrieved 2026-08-16
LegalBenchOverall
86.307 %Winner
84.073 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-bench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-legal_bench-2026-08-16-d5b3b1b2b5c8Retrieved 2026-08-16
LiveCodeBench v6Overall
88.224 %Winner
69.5 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-lcb:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-lcb-2026-08-16-17b9c147080dRetrieved 2026-08-16
MedCodeOverall
44.712 %Winner
40.771 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-medcode:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-medcode-2026-08-16-524f7f474eacRetrieved 2026-08-16
MedScribeOverall
86.534 %Winner
83.534 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-medscribe:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-medscribe-2026-08-16-c385354a7e62Retrieved 2026-08-16
MMLU-ProOverall
89.4 %Winner
86.714 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-mmlu-pro:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-mmlu_pro-2026-08-16-e14d5bb3a34cRetrieved 2026-08-16
SkillsBenchOverall
55.766 %Winner
45.077 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-skillsbench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: Harness: OpenHands
GLM-5.2: Harness: OpenHands
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-skillsbench-2026-08-16-4917a67268d2Retrieved 2026-08-16
SWE-bench VerifiedOverall
95.6 %Winner
82.8 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-swebench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-swebench-2026-08-16-c133071b8167Retrieved 2026-08-16
TaxEval v2Overall
71.096 %
73.344 %Winner
2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-tax-eval-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: GLM-5.2Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-tax_eval_v2-2026-08-16-5bbd495dac53Retrieved 2026-08-16
Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall
78.277 %Winner
67.79 %
2.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-terminal-bench-2-1:2.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-terminal-bench-2-1-2026-08-16-b3f38c18bea4Retrieved 2026-08-16
Vals IndexOverall
59.167 %Winner
53.122 %
2weighted index scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-vals-index:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: No further settings disclosed
GLM-5.2: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-vals_index-2026-08-16-ab641d89d6edRetrieved 2026-08-16
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall
76.239 %Winner
63.961 %
1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-vibe-code-bench:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: Harness: OpenHands
GLM-5.2: Harness: OpenHands
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-vibe-code-2026-08-16-a73c9770bcc4Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance
1,455.102 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±27.332The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,459.883 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±8.752The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_business_and_management_and_financial_operationsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 442 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,374 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlChinese
1,535.167 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±39.462The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,521.061 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±15.24The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:chineseTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 215 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,662 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlCoding
1,511.77 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±26.72The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,506.101 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±7.714The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:codingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 485 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,692 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlCreative writing
1,472.894 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±31.578The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,449.311 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±9.401The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:creative_writingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 379 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,900 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlEnglish
1,459.266 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±18.461The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,479.647 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±6.503The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 998 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,738 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media
1,455.476 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±28.81The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,441.31 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±8.397The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_entertainment_and_sports_and_mediaTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 448 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,343 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties
1,469.633 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±16.492The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,478.207 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±6.648The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:exclude_tiesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,782 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 19,914 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts
1,479.969 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±34.191The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,487.47 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±11.455The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:expertTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 272 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,909 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlHard prompts
1,488.551 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±15.88The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,488.252 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±5.839The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:hard_promptsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,397 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 17,841 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlHard prompts, English
1,472.181 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±25.031The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,491.588 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±7.548The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:hard_prompts_englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 543 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,982 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlInstruction following
1,460.755 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±21.635The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,464.375 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±7.12The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:instruction_followingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 732 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,386 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social science
1,497.908 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±31.96The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,493.732 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±9.3The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_life_and_physical_and_social_scienceTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 335 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,448 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlLonger queries
1,485.451 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±18.11The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,479.131 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±6.674The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:longer_queryTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,103 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 12,386 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlMulti-turn
1,444.26 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±31.774The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,468.614 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±9.5The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:multi_turnTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 352 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,469 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlNon-English
1,461.99 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±15.246The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,455.529 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±6.021The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:non_englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,450 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 15,126 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlRussian
1,446.737 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±34.404The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,468.581 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±11.762The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:russianTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 275 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,693 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT services
1,511.885 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±20.78The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,496.316 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±6.759The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_software_and_it_servicesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 805 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,881 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and language
1,455.393 arena points
95% confidence interval: ±25.717The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,456.431 arena pointsHigher measured value
95% confidence interval: ±8.076The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_writing_and_literature_and_languageTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
GLM-5.2: Snapshot: glm-5.2-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 543 anonymous pairwise votes.GLM-5.2: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,806 anonymous pairwise votes.
ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16

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