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Solar Pro 4 vs GLM 4.6V

Solar Pro 4 (Upstage) and GLM 4.6V (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, GLM 4.6V holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#92 vs #93); Solar Pro 4 is 7.5× cheaper per output token ($0.12/1M vs $0.90/1M); Solar Pro 4 offers the longer context window (524K vs 131K tokens); and GLM 4.6V ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Solar Pro 4 if…

  • API cost matters — $0.12/1M output tokens against $0.90/1M, about 7.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.03/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 524K tokens against 131K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1447 against 1416.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 29.2% against 3.7%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Solar Pro 4 was listed 10 August 2026, GLM 4.6V 8 December 2025.

Choose GLM 4.6V if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #92 against #93 (42.3 vs 42.3 points).
  • you want to self-host: GLM 4.6V ships open weights while Solar Pro 4 is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

Solar Pro 4 vs GLM 4.6V: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Solar Pro 4 and GLM 4.6V
FieldSolar Pro 4UpstageGLM 4.6VZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#93#92
Index score42.342.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.03$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$0.12$0.90
Context window524K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens131K33K
API providers listed12
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text, Video
First listed10 August 20268 December 2025
PublisherUpstageZ.ai

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Solar Pro 4 vs GLM 4.6V

Public benchmark boards where Solar Pro 4 or GLM 4.6V has a published result
BoardSolar Pro 4GLM 4.6VLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14471425–147014161391–1442Solar Pro 4
LMArena AgentLMArena-11.3%-15.0%–-7.5%Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis57.3%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Solar Pro 4":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis30.7%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="GLM-4.6V (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis29.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Solar Pro 4":reasoning=true3.7%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="GLM-4.6V (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseSolar Pro 4

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Solar Pro 4 vs GLM 4.6V: common questions

Is Solar Pro 4 better than GLM 4.6V?

GLM 4.6V ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #92 against #93. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Solar Pro 4 cheaper than GLM 4.6V?

Solar Pro 4 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.12/1M against $0.90/1M. Input tokens are $0.03/1M for Solar Pro 4 and $0.30/1M for GLM 4.6V. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.12 for Solar Pro 4 versus $1.05 for GLM 4.6V. Solar Pro 4 costs 88.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Solar Pro 4 or GLM 4.6V?

Solar Pro 4 has the larger context window: 524K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Solar Pro 4 or GLM 4.6V?

Arena coding: Solar Pro 4 1447, GLM 4.6V 1416 — Solar Pro 4 leads.

Are Solar Pro 4 and GLM 4.6V open-weight models?

Solar Pro 4: API only. GLM 4.6V: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Solar Pro 4 and GLM 4.6V?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Solar Pro 4 and 2 for GLM 4.6V, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Solar Pro 4 vs GLM 4.6V comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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