Model comparison

GLM-4.7-Flash vs GLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7-Flash costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.7-Flash Z.ai (Zhipu)

38.8

Rank #180 Confirmed

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.7-Flash scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.7 to 47.4.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 58.3% for GLM-4.7-Flash and 91.1% for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-5.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 200K.

Side by side

GLM-4.7-Flash and GLM-5.3 specifications
GLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Z.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index38.854.8
Released2026-01-192026-08-14
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window200K1M
Max output131K131K
Input $ / M tokens$0.06$1.40
Output $ / M tokens$0.40$4.40
Results tracked2142

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.6 (#135), GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
LMArena Coding13831496
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

GLM-4.7-Flash: —, GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
APEX-Agents—56.6%
Vending-Bench 2—8,164

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 20.9 (#229), GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
Chess Puzzles0%21%
LMArena Hard Prompts13561489
NYT Connections (extended)—74.2%
CritPt—19.1%
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

GLM-4.7-Flash: 36.1 (#173), GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202558.3%91.1%
LMArena Math13551489
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—68.8%
FrontierMath Tier 4—29.3%
ProofBench—49%

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 35.5 (#184), GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
GPQA Diamond60.5%90.9%
LMArena Expert13571516
SimpleQA Verified—41%
Vectara Hallucination Rate9.3%—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 46.5 (#158), GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
LMArena Non-English13301457
LMArena Chinese14031528
LMArena French13321499
LMArena German13371499
LMArena Korean12831472
LMArena Russian13321463
LMArena Spanish13501460
LMArena Japanese—1453

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 70.1 (#167), GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
LMArena Instruction Following13271477

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 40.9 (#148), GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
LMArena Longer Query13451482

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-4.7-Flash: 47.4 (#210), GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.7-FlashGLM-5.3
LMArena Text13511471
LMArena Creative Writing12971457
EQ-Bench Creative Writing11252075
LMArena Multi-Turn13421472

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.7-Flash better than GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.7-Flash costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7-Flash or GLM-5.3?

GLM-4.7-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

Is GLM-4.7-Flash or GLM-5.3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 40.6 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5.3 does, with 1M tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.7-Flash and GLM-5.3 share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.7-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.3 has 42.

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