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GLM 5.3 Flash vs Qwen3 Max
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GLM 5.3 Flash wins on 5/5 benchmarks
GLM 5.3 Flash wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math · general.
Category leads
knowledge·GLM 5.3 Flashmath·GLM 5.3 Flashgeneral·GLM 5.3 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5.3 Flash
#169 by perf·#3 by attention
Qwen3 Max
#161 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
GLM 5.3 Flash
7.1x better value than Qwen3 Max
GLM 5.3 Flash
135.7 pts/$
$0.33/M
Qwen3 Max
19.1 pts/$
$2.34/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5.3 FlashQwen3 Max
Chess Puzzles
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +9.5
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GLM 5.3 Flash
9.5
Qwen3 Max
0.0
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +36.8
GLM 5.3 Flash
55.8
Qwen3 Max
18.9
GPQA diamond
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +23.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GLM 5.3 Flash
86.9
Qwen3 Max
63.5
Mystery Game Puzzles
GLM 5.3 Flash
0.0
Qwen3 Max
0.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +20.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GLM 5.3 Flash
93.9
Qwen3 Max
73.3
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5.3 Flash | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 9.5 | 0.0 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 55.8 | 18.9 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 86.9 | 63.5 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 0.0 | 0.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 93.9 | 73.3 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.15 | $0.50 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $2.38 | |
| $0.78 | $3.90 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $15.60 |
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