Gemma 4 31B vs GLM 4.6 (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 4 31B vs. GLM 4.6
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Overview
GLM 4.6 was released 6 months before Gemma 4 31B.
 Gemma 4 31B |  GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Google | Z.AI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 262.1K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 262.1K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | April 2, 2026 3 months ago April 2nd, 2026 | September 30, 2025 10 months ago September 30th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | Not reported | March 31, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
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Gemma 4 31B | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 🖼️Image📝Text🎬Video | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Optional | Optional |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Gemma | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Gemma 4 31B is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to GLM 4.6 for input tokens and roughly 0.2x less expensive for output tokens.
| Gemma 4 31B | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.14 per million tokens | $0.50 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.40 per million tokens | $2.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.10 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Gemma 4 31B | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 29.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 28.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 43.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 45.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 14.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 17.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,207 Elo (#44 in Game Dev (54.6% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Gemma 4 31B and GLM 4.6 unique.
Gemma 4 31B by Google understands both text and images, analyzes video, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 262.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.14/M input and $0.40/M output tokens. Released April 2nd, 2026.GLM 4.6 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 204.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.50/M input and $2.00/M output tokens. Released September 30th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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