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Grok 4.6 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 FlashX (max)

Grok 4.6 (medium) leads on average score with 8.4 vs 8.3. GLM 5.3 FlashX (max) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.508 vs $1.713. GLM 5.3 FlashX (max) is faster at 41.21s vs 73.46s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 78.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-21

Compared models

Rank
#57
Total Output Tokens
249,808
Response Time (avg)
73.46s
Total Cost
$1.713
Rank
#63
Total Output Tokens
375,734
Response Time (avg)
41.21s
Total Cost
$0.508
Recommended model GLM 5.3 FlashX (max)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.3 vs 8.4), while costing about 3.4x less than Grok 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 medium Release: 2026-08-12 GLM 5.3 FlashX GLM 5.3 FlashX max Release: 2026-09-21
Score 8.4 8.3
Rank #57 #63
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 8.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 78.8%
Flaky tests 4 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 10.703 3.381
Total Cost $1.713 $0.508
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.370 / 1M
Output Price $6.000 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 106,787 101,211
Output Tokens 4,811 6,301
Reasoning Tokens 244,997 369,433
Response Time (avg) 73.46s 41.21s
Response Time (max) 514.35s 390.70s
Response Time (total) 1616.12s 906.52s
Parameters ~1.7T total (~170B active) 320B total (18B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#57 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
72.1s
Tokens
4,771 tok

#63 GLM 5.3 FlashX

max
Cost
$0.046
Time
251.3s
Tokens
36,769 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 4.6 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 120.05s 9,579 351 64,226
GLM 5.3 FlashX 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 24.61s 7,317 463 36,503

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