GLM 4.6 vs gpt-oss-120b (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: GLM 4.6 vs. gpt-oss-120b
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Overview
gpt-oss-120b was released 1 month before GLM 4.6.
 GLM 4.6 |  gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Z.AI | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 204.8K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 131.1K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | September 30, 2025 10 months ago September 30th, 2025 | August 5, 2025 11 months ago August 5th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2025 | June 30, 2024 |
Capabilities & Features
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GLM 4.6 | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Optional | Always enabledEffort: High, Medium, LowDefault: Medium |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | GPT |
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
GLM 4.6 is roughly 12.5x more expensive compared to gpt-oss-120b for input tokens and roughly 11.8x more expensive for output tokens.
| GLM 4.6 | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.50 per million tokens | $0.04 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $2.00 per million tokens | $0.17 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.10 per million tokens | Not specified |
Benchmarks
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| GLM 4.6 | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 28.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 23.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 45.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 30.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 17.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 13.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 1,207 Elo (#44 in Game Dev (54.6% win rate)) | 1,050 Elo (#91 in Game Dev (40.6% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GLM 4.6 and gpt-oss-120b unique.
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.gpt-oss-120b by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.04/M input and $0.17/M output tokens. Released August 5th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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