GLM-5.3
By Z AI · released 2026-08-18 (2 months) · 2 effort levels
1 of 2 on the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayopen weights
- Intelligence index
- 34.30–44.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $1013–$2503
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $1.40 / $4.40
Today
Where GLM-5.3 stands on the 2026-10-24 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 (Low) | Text | 34.30 | $1013 | 31.2s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | Compare |
| GLM-5.3 (Max) | Text | 44.80 | $2503 | 31.6s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) | Compare |
GLM-5.3 effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierOpen-weights frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
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Launch day
What GLM-5.3 did to the frontier on 2026-08-18
Reached the frontier
GLM-5.3 (Max)
Reached the frontier1 of 2
Impact (hypervolume gained)0.02
Rank, past year's releases#44 of 46
Smartest level44.80
Cheapest level$1013
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
Missed the frontier
| Level | Intelligence | Cost | Beaten by | Intel gap | Cost ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 (Low) | 34.30 | $1013 | GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) | −0.3 | 5.65× |
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