--- title: Z.ai's GLM 4.6 - A Open Source Alternative to Sonnet 4 description: Z.AI has released GLM 4.6, an open source large language model that reportedly matches Sonnet 4's performance in benchmarks. Key improvements include an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i3ijkm10p twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Z.ai's GLM 4.6 - A Open Source Alternative to Sonnet 4 | daily.dev og:description: Z.AI has released GLM 4.6, an open source large language model that reportedly matches Sonnet 4's performance in benchmarks. Key improvements include an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i3ijkm10p og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/I3iJKM10p.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Z.ai's GLM 4.6 - A Open Source Alternative to Sonnet 4 **[Leif Latiff](https://daily.dev/sources/rfteu9auecdp5uei9aa14)** · [@leifjerami](https://daily.dev/leifjerami) · 22 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary Z.AI has released GLM 4.6, an open source large language model that reportedly matches Sonnet 4's performance in benchmarks. Key improvements include an expanded context window from 128K to 200K tokens, enhanced reasoning capabilities, and better tool usage. The model is accessible through Z.AI's API platform and is available to existing GLM Coding Plan subscribers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kebe** · 0 upvotes > Yeah.... Hyped but it fails when using it. **@nirajkvinit** · 0 upvotes > Doesn't work. Gives incorrect information even when you give it a reference to read. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i3ijkm10p) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/i3ijkm10p","headline":"Z.ai's GLM 4.6 - A Open Source Alternative to Sonnet 4","text":"Shared: Z.ai's GLM 4.6 - A Open Source Alternative to Sonnet 4","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i3ijkm10p","datePublished":"2025-10-01T09:35:16.745Z","dateModified":"2025-10-01T09:35:50.114Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Leif Latiff","url":"https://daily.dev/leifjerami","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--f_IPiseO--/f_auto/v1727094918/avatars/avatar_rFTeU9AUECdP5UEi9aA14","description":"Ex-Systems Engineer, now AI Solutions Architect, and Fractional CTO for small companies.","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":1920}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CxzD6vbw--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2005","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":22},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/GRpZRzc8J"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Yeah… Hyped but it fails when using it.","datePublished":"2025-10-09T17:00:27.190Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/I3iJKM10p#c-XPNkymg3x","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Sławomir Gajowniczek","url":"https://daily.dev/kebe","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4148157?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Doesn’t work. 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