GLM-5.3 (max)
By Z AI · released 2026-08-18 (1 day) · snapshot 2026-08-19
- Intelligence index
- 59.50
- Cost to run the AA index
- $1239
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $1.40 / $4.40
- End-to-end time
- 31.4s
Is GLM-5.3 (max) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. Grok 4.6 (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLM-5.3 (max) | Z AI | 59.50 | $1239 | 31.4s | 2026-08-18 | ||
| 2 | Grok 4.6 (high) | SpaceXAI | 60.90 | $1068 | 45.7s | 2026-08-12 | Frontier | |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 61.50 | $1974 | 30.3s | 2026-07-24 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
GLM-5.3 (max) today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: glm-5-3.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the GLM-5.3 release did to the frontier on 2026-08-18
None of its 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch.
Closest miss: GLM-5.3 (max), 1.4 points below Grok 4.6 (high) at 1.2× the cost.
Should you use GLM-5.3 (max)?
Should you use GLM-5.3 (max)?
Only when it fits your setup: Grok 4.6 (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so GLM-5.3 (max) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than GLM-5.3 (max)?
Grok 4.6 (high) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does GLM-5.3 (max) cost?
$1.40/$4.40 in/out per 1M tokens, and $1239 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is GLM-5.3 (max) on the Pareto frontier?
No: Grok 4.6 (high) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where GLM-5.3 (max) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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