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GLM 5.3 Flash

Z.ai Release: 2026-08-26 Tested on: 2026-10-01 00:12 z-ai/glm-5.3-flash::max
320B total (18B active)MoEOpen source
(max) (high) (low)

Summary

GLM 5.3 Flash scores 9.0 on AI BENCHY and ranks #45. It has 10.0 reliability, a 82.6% pass rate, $0.089 total cost, and 54.04s average response time.

What makes GLM 5.3 Flash unique: Its total benchmark cost is unusually low for its score range.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-26

Reported
Parameters
320B total (18B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Open source
License
MIT

Z.ai reports a hybrid sparse and linear attention architecture for this native multimodal checkpoint.

Parameter source 1 Parameter source 2 Availability source

Score

9.0

Consistency

9.0

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.089

Total Output Tokens

216,119

Total Input Tokens

255,743

Input Price

$0.150 / 1M

Output Price

$0.500 / 1M

Cache Read Price

$0.030 / 1M

Cache Write Price

N/A

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

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 6

Attempt pass rate: 82.6%

Flaky tests

3

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

54.04s

Response Time (max): 333.47s

Response Time (total): 1242.97s

Wrong answer: 2 Extra formatting: 1 Did not follow instructions: 1 Invalid tool call: 1 No answer: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#45 GLM 5.3 Flash

max
Cost
$0.005
Time
296.5s
Tokens
16,250 tok

Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price Cache Read Price Cache Write Price
2026-10-01 18:33 $0.150 / 1M $0.500 / 1M $0.030 / 1M N/A

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Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Agentic 10.0 10.0
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 7.3 5.8
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 3.6 7.2
General Intelligence 10.0 10.0
Instructions following 9.8 10.0
Puzzle Solving 8.7 7.7
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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