Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs GLM-5.3-Flash
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google or GLM-5.3-Flash by Z AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GLM-5.3-Flash
GLM-5.3-Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 88.3% more intelligence, 16.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 357.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.3-Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.2 | 41.8 | +88.3% GLM-5.3-Flash is 88.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $365.63 | $305.52 | −16.4% GLM-5.3-Flash is 16.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.50s | 38.89s | +357.5% GLM-5.3-Flash is 357.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.15 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GLM-5.3-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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