Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs GLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.1

Rank #87 Confirmed

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.6

Rank #25 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.3 in 8 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.3 leads 62.1 to 37.5.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 23.4% for ERNIE 5.1 and 74.2% for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-5.3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and GLM-5.3 specifications
ERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
ProviderBaiduZ.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index43.154.6
Released—2026-08-14
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—1M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.40
Output $ / M tokens—$4.40
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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), GLM-5.3: 59.0 (#12)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Coding14881499
DeepSWE—69%
FrontierCode—40.1%
LMArena WebDev—1623
FrontierSWE—30.2%
SciCode—59%
WeirdML—75.4%
ALE-Bench—1,317

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, GLM-5.3: 36.3 (#34)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
APEX-Agents—56.6%
LMArena Search1227—
Vending-Bench 2—8,164

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), GLM-5.3: 45.2 (#42)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%74.2%
LMArena Hard Prompts14811491
CritPt—19.1%
Chess Puzzles—21%
Mystery Game Puzzles—33%
DTBench—87.7%
LMCA—55.5%
Bench to the Future 3—0.15
Epoch Capabilities Index—155.56

Math GLM-5.3 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), GLM-5.3: 62.1 (#27)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Math14811493
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—68.8%
FrontierMath Tier 4—29.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—91.1%
ProofBench—49%

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#34)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Expert14911512
GPQA Diamond—90.9%
SimpleQA Verified—41%

Multilingual Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), GLM-5.3: 55.9 (#27)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Non-English14551457
LMArena Chinese15071523
LMArena French14861499
LMArena German14701505
LMArena Japanese14221438
LMArena Korean14281478
LMArena Russian14591460
LMArena Spanish14721444

Instruction Following Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), GLM-5.3: 77.8 (#15)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Instruction Following14601481

Long Context Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), GLM-5.3: 45.5 (#32)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Longer Query14621485

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), GLM-5.3: 75.9 (#6)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1GLM-5.3
LMArena Text14681473
LMArena Creative Writing14401459
LMArena Multi-Turn14711473
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—2075

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or GLM-5.3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.0 versus 43.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and GLM-5.3 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.3 has 41.

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