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GLM-5.3vsGrok 4.6
Grok 4.6 leads 4 of 7 shared benchmarks. GLM-5.3 is 1.4x cheaper per token. GLM-5.3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
3 – 4
Grok 4.6 leads
Cheaper per token
GLM-5.3
1.4x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
GLM-5.3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Z.ai · xAI
GLM-5.3
Z.ai · released 2026-08-14
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Quality
Benchmark matrix
7 shared · 17 only GLM-5.3 · 8 only Grok 4.6| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Grok 4.6 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 7 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗epoch | 94% ↗epoch | -3.1 pt | Grok 4.6 |
| DeepSWE v1.1 | 66.9% ↗ | 65.9% ↗ | +1 pt | GLM-5.3 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 29.3% ↗epoch | 31.7% ↗epoch | -2.4 pt | Grok 4.6 |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 68.8% ↗epoch | 66% ↗epoch | +2.8 pt | GLM-5.3 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 91.1% ↗epoch | 99.2% ↗epoch | -8.1 pt | Grok 4.6 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41% ↗epoch | 49.3% ↗epoch | -8.3 pt | Grok 4.6 |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 28.3% ↗ | 26% ↗ | +2.3 pt | GLM-5.3 |
| Only GLM-5.3 reports · 17 | ||||
| Agents' Last Exam | 28.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Agents' Last Exam (ALE-CLI) | 28.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| AutomationBench v1.0.6 | 48.2% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| CyberGym | 84.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| ExploitBench | 54.4% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| ExploitGym 2h | 105 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| ExploitGym 6h | 130 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| FrontierSWE | 78.1% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| GDPval-AA v2 | 1769 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| HLE (with tools) | 62.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| NL2Repo | 58% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| PostTrainBench | 39.8% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| ProgramBench (Almost Solved) | 19% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| SWE-Marathon v1.1 | 42.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.2% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Toolathlon Verified | 73% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Z.ai Code Bench (max effort) | 34.5% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Grok 4.6 reports · 8 | ||||
| AA-Briefcase | not reported | 1577 ↗ | — | — |
| APEX-Agents | not reported | 57.5% ↗ | — | — |
| APEX-SWE | not reported | 56.4% ↗ | — | — |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | not reported | 61 ↗ | — | — |
| CursorBench 3.2 | not reported | 69.9% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierCode v1.1 (Extended) | not reported | 61.3% ↗ | — | — |
| GDPVal-AA v2 | not reported | 1753 ↗ | — | — |
| Harvey LAB (Vals) | not reported | 15.8% ↗ | — | — |
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-5.3 minus Grok 4.6 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
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GLM-5.3 | Grok 4.6 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 500K tokens | GLM-5.3 |
| Max output | 131K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $1.4 ↗ | $2 ↗ | GLM-5.3 |
| Output price / 1M | $4.4 ↗ | $6 ↗ | GLM-5.3 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.26 ↗ | $0.5 ↗ | GLM-5.3 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $5.8 | $8 | GLM-5.3 |
| Modalities | text | text · vision | Grok 4.6 |
| Released | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-12 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 33 | 15 | — |
Reliability
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