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Grok 4.5 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.8 vs 7.8. GLM 5.3 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.610 vs $2.454. GLM 5.3 (high) is faster at 28.38s vs 68.44s, with pass rates of 79.7% vs 75.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#104
Total Output Tokens
306,044
Response Time (avg)
68.44s
Total Cost
$2.454
Rank
#105
Total Output Tokens
68,482
Response Time (avg)
28.38s
Total Cost
$0.610
Recommended model GLM 5.3 (high)

It has the best score here (7.8), while costing about 4.0x less than Grok 4.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08 GLM 5.3 GLM 5.3 high Release: 2026-08-20
Score 7.8 7.8
Rank #104 #105
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.0 7.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.7% 75.4%
Flaky tests 3 7
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 14.430 4.351
Total Cost $2.454 $0.610
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $1.400 / 1M
Output Price $6.000 / 1M $4.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 308,369 219,811
Output Tokens 7,013 8,811
Reasoning Tokens 299,031 59,671
Response Time (avg) 68.44s 28.38s
Response Time (max) 436.38s 159.91s
Response Time (total) 1574.14s 652.78s
Parameters ~1.7T total (~170B active) 744B total (40B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#104 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

medium
Cost
$0.044
Time
59.4s
Tokens
7,512 tok

#105 GLM 5.3

high
Cost
$0.085
Time
362.5s
Tokens
19,310 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Grok 4.5 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 155.69s 9,579 390 104,634
GLM 5.3 6.6 5.0 66.7% 2 18.89s 7,317 473 8,190

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