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GLM 5.3 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GLM 5.3 wins on 7/9 benchmarks
GLM 5.3 wins 7 of 9 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · knowledge · general.
Category leads
speed·GLM 5.3knowledge·GLM 5.3general·GLM 5.3math·GLM 5.3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5.3
#80 by perf·#3 by attention
Qwen3.6 Plus
#94 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
2.5x better value than GLM 5.3
GLM 5.3
19.0 pts/$
$2.90/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
47.0 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
9 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5.3Qwen3.6 Plus
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.3 leads by +5.2
GLM 5.3
44.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
39.6
Chess Puzzles
GLM 5.3 leads by +4.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GLM 5.3
16.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
12.7
Dtbench
GLM 5.3 leads by +9.7
GLM 5.3
79.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.8
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
GLM 5.3 leads by +30.5
GLM 5.3
68.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
38.3
GPQA diamond
GLM 5.3 leads by +3.4
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
87.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
84.5
Lmca
GLM 5.3 leads by +26.4
GLM 5.3
65.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
38.9
Mystery Game Puzzles
GLM 5.3 leads by +23.1
GLM 5.3
26.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
3.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +2.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GLM 5.3
91.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
93.3
SimpleQA Verified
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.1
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
GLM 5.3
41.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
44.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 44.8 | 39.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 16.9 | 12.7 |
Dtbench | 79.5 | 69.8 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 68.8 | 38.3 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.9 | 84.5 |
Lmca | 65.3 | 38.9 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 26.2 | 3.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 91.1 | 93.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 41.0 | 44.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.40 | $4.40 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $21.50 | |
| $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |