Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3 (Max)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
29.10
Total cost
-
Z AIGLM-5.3 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
44.80
Total cost
$2503
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)GLM-5.3 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.144.8+54.0% GLM-5.3 (Max) is 54.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$2,503.48— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.17s28.79s+19.1% GLM-5.3 (Max) is 19.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.40 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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