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GLM-4.5-FlashvsGLM-5.3

GLM-4.5-Flash and GLM-5.3 do not yet share a public benchmark, so quality cannot be compared apples-to-apples. GLM-5.3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
0
no overlap yet
Cheaper per token
GLM-4.5-Flash
list price, input + output
Larger context
GLM-5.3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
Z.ai
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Context
200K
Max out
98K
Input /1M
$0
Output /1M
$0
Cached /1M
$0
Scores
0 · 0 core
GLM-5.3
Z.ai · released 2026-08-14
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Context
1M
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$1.4
Output /1M
$4.4
Cached /1M
$0.26
Scores
33 · 6 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-4.5-FlashGLM-5.3ΔEdge
Reported by both · 0
No public benchmark is reported for both models yet.
Only GLM-4.5-Flash reports · 0
GLM-4.5-Flash reports nothing GLM-5.3 does not.
Only GLM-5.3 reports · 24
GPQA Diamondnot reported90.9% epoch
Agents' Last Examnot reported28.5%
Agents' Last Exam (ALE-CLI)not reported28.5%
AutomationBench v1.0.6not reported48.2%
CyberGymnot reported84.5%
DeepSWE v1.1not reported66.9%
ExploitBenchnot reported54.4%
ExploitGym 2hnot reported105
ExploitGym 6hnot reported130
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported29.3% epoch
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported68.8% epoch
FrontierSWEnot reported78.1%
GDPval-AA v2not reported1769
HLE (with tools)not reported62.5%
NL2Reponot reported58%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)not reported91.1% epoch
PostTrainBenchnot reported39.8%
ProgramBench (Almost Solved)not reported19%
SimpleQA Verifiednot reported41% epoch
SWE-Marathon v1.1not reported42.5%
Terminal-Bench 2.1not reported88.2%
Terminal-Bench 3.0not reported28.3%
Toolathlon Verifiednot reported73%
Z.ai Code Bench (max effort)not reported34.5%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.5-Flash minus GLM-5.3 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-4.5-FlashGLM-5.3Edge
Context window200K tokens1M tokensGLM-5.3
Max output98K tokens131K tokensGLM-5.3
Input price / 1M$0 $1.4 GLM-4.5-Flash
Output price / 1M$0 $4.4 GLM-4.5-Flash
Cached input / 1M$0 $0.26 GLM-4.5-Flash
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$0$5.8GLM-4.5-Flash
ModalitiestexttextTie
Released2026-08-14
Cited benchmark scores033
Reliability

Z.ai status

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