GLM 5.3 FlashX (medium) vs GLM 5 (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model GLM 5.3 FlashX (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.1 vs 7.2), while costing about 4.2x less than GLM 5 (medium).

Metric	GLM 5.3 FlashX GLM 5.3 FlashX medium Release: 2026-09-21	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12

Metric	GLM 5.3 FlashX GLM 5.3 FlashX medium Release: 2026-09-21	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score	7.1	7.2
Rank	#152	#148
Reliability	10.0	10.0
Consistency	7.1	7.9
Attempts	69/69	66/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	69.6%	76.8%
Flaky tests	8	5
Total Runs	69	66
Cost per result	0.946	2.552
Total Cost	$0.114	$0.479
Input Price	$0.370 / 1M	$0.600 / 1M
Output Price	$1.250 / 1M	$1.920 / 1M
Cache Read Price	$0.090 / 1M	$0.120 / 1M
Cache Write Price	N/A	N/A
Total Input Tokens	205,100	212,440
Output Tokens	8,639	22,922
Reasoning Tokens	21,409	115,335
Response Time (avg)	7.37s	39.05s
Response Time (max)	74.39s	110.70s
Response Time (total)	169.54s	546.68s
Parameters	320B total (18B active)	744B total (40B active)
Availability	Closed	Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

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

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Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		74.39s	120,771	922	9,693
GLM 5	4.7	3.1	33.3%	1		110.70s	177,216	1,352	12,339

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	7.3	5.8	83.3%	2		1.71s	639	343	368
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		23.66s	555	480	7,056

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	6.0	4.6	66.7%	2		6.37s	7,317	384	5,562
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		74.30s	7,254	2,997	52,930

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	2.8	1.6	33.3%	2		15.97s	59,549	5,920	2,786
GLM 5	5.0	5.0	50.0%	0		28.96s	12,804	662	3,242

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.74s	7,149	210	134
GLM 5	7.1	5.6	83.3%	1		8.90s	5,508	567	3,734

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		3.52s	759	38	2,005
GLM 5	3.5	4.4	33.3%	2		0ms	260	13,176	14,137

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	3.4	2.2	33.3%	1		1.79s	498	135	0
GLM 5	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		14.69s	477	2,020	2,248

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.51s	678	72	70
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.25s	636	1,001	2,129

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.84s	672	306	371
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.33s	609	33	4,076

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		10.30s	6,861	231	20
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.93s	6,935	233	994

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GLM 5.3 FlashX	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.60s	207	78	400
GLM 5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		67.37s	186	401	12,450

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