o3-2025-04-16 vs glm-4.6 Benchmark Comparison
Direct benchmark comparison between o3-2025-04-16 and glm-4.6 based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.
Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison
| Frontier Model |
LMArena Elo |
API Cost (1M) |
Throughput |
| o3-2025-04-16 |
1431 |
$0.000002 |
91.5 |
| glm-4.6 |
1426 |
$3.9e-7 |
11 |
*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*
Comparison Summary: These models are highly competitive, with a negligible Elo gap of only 5 points. The choice between them should be driven by specific API features or provider preference. However, neither model is currently Pareto-optimal. Developers looking for peak efficiency should investigate gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210, which offers a superior benchmark-to-price ratio.