GLM-5.3 (Low) vs Grok 4.3 (Medium)

GLM-5.3 (Low) vs Grok 4.3 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Z AIGLM-5.3 (Low)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.30
Total cost
$1013
SpaceXAIGrok 4.3 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
24.80
Total cost
-
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.

MetricGLM-5.3 (Low)Grok 4.3 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)34.324.8−27.7% Grok 4.3 (Medium) is 27.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,012.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)31.21s20.48s−34.4% Grok 4.3 (Medium) is 34.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.40 / $4.40$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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