Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs GLM 4.6
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct and GLM 4.6 match in llmrun Score, with values of 103.9 versus 103.1; neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · Alibaba
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct480.2B · 35.5B active · 256K context · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2025
Model B · Z.ai
GLM 4.6356.8B · 34B active · 198K context · MIT · Sep 2025
Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct if you want…
Ahead on the benchmarks
3 of 4 shared boards
Also does code
GLM 4.6 doesn't list it
Choose GLM 4.6 if you want…
Lighter on memory
214.7 vs 288.7 GB at Q4_K_M
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.6
IQ2_M · ~21 tok/s
123.3 GB · up to 16Kfits
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.6
Coding
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.6
Agents
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.6
Science
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
no data
GLM 4.6
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct · #42 of 100 open models · #39 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB
GLM 4.6 · #45 of 100 open models · #32 of 84 that fit ≤256 GB
Benchmarks
4 shared boards: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads 3, GLM 4.6 leads 0 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
69.6%#6/20 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Aug 2025
GLM 4.6
68.2%#7/20 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Sep 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
27.2%#11/16 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2025
GLM 4.6
24.5%#13/16 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
55.4%#4/9 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Aug 2025
GLM 4.6
55.4%#5/9 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Dec 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
461.4#33/43 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2025
GLM 4.6
340.8#38/43 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2025
6 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
1387.6#58/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
GLM 4.6
1424.1#31/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
1274.7#45/52 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
GLM 4.6
1341.1#40/52 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
205 GB174.7 GB file
32K 209 GB · 128K 221 GB
GLM 4.6
152 GB130.7 GB file
32K 157 GB · 128K 173 GB
Q3_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
211 GB206.9 GB file
32K 215 GB · 128K 227 GB
GLM 4.6
157 GB154.4 GB file
32K 162 GB · 128K 177 GB
Q3_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
235 GB229.2 GB file
32K 239 GB · 128K 251 GB
GLM 4.6
175 GB170.6 GB file
32K 179 GB · 128K 195 GB
Q4_0
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
241 GB271.6 GB file
32K 245 GB · 128K 257 GB
GLM 4.6
179 GB202.2 GB file
32K 184 GB · 128K 199 GB
Q4_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
289 GB290.1 GB file
32K 293 GB · 128K 305 GB
GLM 4.6
215 GB215.6 GB file
32K 220 GB · 128K 235 GB
Q5_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
343 GB340.5 GB file
32K 347 GB · 128K 359 GB
GLM 4.6
255 GB253.2 GB file
32K 260 GB · 128K 275 GB
Q6_K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
397 GB394.1 GB file
32K 401 GB · 128K 413 GB
GLM 4.6
295 GB293.1 GB file
32K 300 GB · 128K 315 GB
Q8_0
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
481 GB510.4 GB file
32K 485 GB · 128K 497 GB
GLM 4.6
357 GB379.3 GB file
32K 362 GB · 128K 378 GB
14 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
not listed
GLM 4.6
98.7 GB115.4 GB file
32K 104 GB · 128K 119 GB
IQ2_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
145 GB132.9 GB file
32K 149 GB · 128K 161 GB
GLM 4.6
108 GB101.0 GB file
32K 112 GB · 128K 128 GB
IQ2_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
151 GB133.6 GB file
32K 155 GB · 128K 167 GB
GLM 4.6
112 GB101.9 GB file
32K 117 GB · 128K 132 GB
IQ2_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
not listed
GLM 4.6
121 GB121.9 GB file
32K 126 GB · 128K 141 GB
IQ3_XXS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
187 GB201.5 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 203 GB
GLM 4.6
139 GB144.7 GB file
32K 144 GB · 128K 159 GB
IQ3_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
199 GB197.1 GB file
32K 203 GB · 128K 215 GB
GLM 4.6
148 GB148.2 GB file
32K 153 GB · 128K 168 GB
IQ3_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
217 GB218.4 GB file
32K 221 GB · 128K 233 GB
GLM 4.6
161 GB164.3 GB file
32K 166 GB · 128K 181 GB
Q3_K_L
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
247 GB226.7 GB file
32K 251 GB · 128K 263 GB
GLM 4.6
183 GB169.9 GB file
32K 188 GB · 128K 204 GB
IQ4_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
259 GB260.5 GB file
32K 263 GB · 128K 275 GB
GLM 4.6
192 GB190.7 GB file
32K 197 GB · 128K 213 GB
IQ4_NL
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB270.6 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.6
201 GB201.6 GB file
32K 206 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q4_1
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB300.5 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.6
201 GB223.6 GB file
32K 206 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q4_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB272.8 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.6
201 GB202.8 GB file
32K 206 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q5_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
331 GB330.4 GB file
32K 335 GB · 128K 347 GB
GLM 4.6
246 GB245.9 GB file
32K 251 GB · 128K 266 GB
BF16
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
961 GB960.4 GB file
32K 965 GB · 128K 977 GB
GLM 4.6
714 GB713.7 GB file
32K 719 GB · 128K 734 GB
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_MGLM 4.6
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/GLM-4.6-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct | GLM 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Alibaba | Z.ai |
| Parameters | 480.2B | 356.8B |
| Active parameters | 35B per token | 34B per token |
| Architecture | Qwen3MoeForCausalLM | Glm4MoeForCausalLM |
| Context | 256K tokens | 198K tokens |
| Modalities | Chat, Code, Function-calling | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.6?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct and GLM 4.6 match in llmrun Score, with values of 103.9 versus 103.1; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for ahead on the benchmarks and also does code; choose GLM 4.6 for lighter on memory.
Which needs less VRAM, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.6?
At Q4_K_M, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct requires 288.7 GB while GLM 4.6 needs 214.7 GB, making GLM 4.6 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.6 on a 16 GB GPU?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not fit (smallest quant needs 146.4 GB); GLM 4.6 does not fit (smallest quant needs 101 GB).
Which has a longer context window, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.6?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports 262,144 tokens and GLM 4.6 supports 202,752 tokens.