Model comparison

Gemma 3n E4b IT vs GLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3n E4b IT Google

37.3

Rank #206 Confirmed

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.3 leads 62.3 to 35.1.

Side by side

Gemma 3n E4b IT and GLM-5.3 specifications
Gemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
ProviderGoogleZ.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index37.354.8
Released—2026-08-14
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—1M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.40
Output $ / M tokens—$4.40
Results tracked1842

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Coding12681496
DeepSWE—69%
FrontierCode—40.1%
CursorBench—42.6%
LMArena WebDev—1622
FrontierSWE—30.2%
SciCode—59%
WeirdML—75.4%
ALE-Bench—1,317

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
APEX-Agents—56.6%
Vending-Bench 2—8,164

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Hard Prompts12841489
Kagi LLM Benchmark31.5%—
NYT Connections (extended)—74.2%
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—155.61

Math GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Math12511489
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

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Expert12461516
GPQA Diamond—90.9%
SimpleQA Verified—41%

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Non-English12851457
LMArena Chinese13091528
LMArena French13301499
LMArena German13111499
LMArena Japanese12721453
LMArena Korean12591472
LMArena Russian12881463
LMArena Spanish13051460

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Instruction Following12551477

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Longer Query12761482

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGLM-5.3
LMArena Text13061471
LMArena Creative Writing12871457
LMArena Multi-Turn12761472
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—2075

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or GLM-5.3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and GLM-5.3 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.3 has 42.

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