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GLM 5.3 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
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Winner summary
GLM 5.3 wins on 15/15 benchmarks
GLM 5.3 wins 15 of 15 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · agentic · knowledge.
Category leads
speed·GLM 5.3agentic·GLM 5.3knowledge·GLM 5.3general·GLM 5.3math·GLM 5.3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5.3
#70 by perf·#3 by attention
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
#51 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
1.3x better value than GLM 5.3
GLM 5.3
23.3 pts/$
$2.42/M
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
29.6 pts/$
$2.02/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
15 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5.3Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Artificial Analysis · CritPt
GLM 5.3 leads by +18.2
GLM 5.3
19.1
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
0.9
Artificial Analysis · GDPval
GLM 5.3 leads by +42.9
GLM 5.3
57.5
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
14.6
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond
GLM 5.3 leads by +5.6
GLM 5.3
91.7
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
86.1
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam
GLM 5.3 leads by +22.5
GLM 5.3
42.3
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
19.8
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning
GLM 5.3 leads by +15.4
GLM 5.3
79.7
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
64.3
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.3 leads by +23.3
GLM 5.3
44.8
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
21.4
Artificial Analysis · SciCode
GLM 5.3 leads by +14.2
GLM 5.3
59.0
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
44.8
APEX-Agents
GLM 5.3 leads by +31.7
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
GLM 5.3
56.6
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
24.9
Chess Puzzles
GLM 5.3 leads by +25.3
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GLM 5.3
33.7
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
8.5
Dtbench
GLM 5.3 leads by +0.3
GLM 5.3
79.5
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
79.1
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
GLM 5.3 leads by +37.5
GLM 5.3
68.8
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
31.2
GPQA diamond
GLM 5.3 leads by +6.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GLM 5.3
87.9
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
81.8
Lmca
GLM 5.3 leads by +20.7
GLM 5.3
65.3
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
44.6
Mystery Game Puzzles
GLM 5.3 leads by +16.5
GLM 5.3
26.2
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
9.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GLM 5.3 leads by +2.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GLM 5.3
91.1
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
88.9
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5.3 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · CritPt | 19.1 | 0.9 |
Artificial Analysis · GDPval | 57.5 | 14.6 |
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond | 91.7 | 86.1 |
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam | 42.3 | 19.8 |
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning | 79.7 | 64.3 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 44.8 | 21.4 |
Artificial Analysis · SciCode | 59.0 | 44.8 |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 56.6 | 24.9 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 33.7 | 8.5 |
Dtbench | 79.5 | 79.1 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 68.8 | 31.2 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.9 | 81.8 |
Lmca | 65.3 | 44.6 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 26.2 | 9.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 91.1 | 88.9 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $4.80 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $12.22 | |
| $0.55 | $3.50 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $12.88 |