GLM-5.3-Flash vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Low)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3-Flash by Z AI or GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) by OpenAI? 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
GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) vs GLM-5.3-Flash: 19.9% less intelligence, 108.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 78.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.3-Flash | GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.8 | 33.5 | −19.9% GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is 19.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $305.52 | $637.28 | +108.6% GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.69s | 8.26s | −78.1% GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is 78.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.50 | $4.00 / $20.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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