Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) vs GLM-5.3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic or GLM-5.3 (Low) by Z AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh)
GLM-5.3 (Low) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh): 16.7% less intelligence, 542.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 57.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | GLM-5.3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.2 | 34.3 | −16.7% GLM-5.3 (Low) is 16.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $157.58 | $1,012.50 | +542.5% GLM-5.3 (Low) is 6.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 69.76s | 29.49s | −57.7% GLM-5.3 (Low) is 57.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $1.40 / $4.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GLM-5.3 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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