Model comparison
GLM-5.3-Flash vs Granite 4.2 3b
GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.3-Flash leads 58.4 to 36.3.
Side by side
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 51.8 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2026-08-20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 40 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.1 (#31), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | 1361 |
| DeepSWE | 63.4% | — |
| FrontierCode | 31.8% | — |
| CursorBench | 36.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1609 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 18.1% | — |
| SciCode | 51.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 303.55 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-5.3-Flash: 34.2 (#47), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 52.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 48.0 (#42), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1491 | 1306 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 65.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91% | — |
| CritPt | 15.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 14% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 8% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 52.5% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.15 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 151.88 | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.3 (#47), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 55.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1500 | — |
Knowledge GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 58.4 (#36), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1513 | 1315 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5.3-Flash: 42.8 (#27), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1296 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 56.0 (#25), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1462 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1527 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1469 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1496 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1471 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 77.5 (#20), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1478 | 1273 |
Long Context GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 45.4 (#39), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1291 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 65.3 (#50), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1442 | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1467 | 1290 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.3-Flash better than Granite 4.2 3b?
GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-5.3-Flash or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.1 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3-Flash and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3-Flash has 40 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.