Model comparison

GLM-5.3-Flash vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.8

Rank #41 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.3-Flash leads 58.4 to 33.9.
  • GLM-5.3-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.3-Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index51.837.7
Released2026-08-202024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.50—
Results tracked4017

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.1 (#31), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding15081269
DeepSWE63.4%—
FrontierCode31.8%—
CursorBench36.8%—
LMArena WebDev1609—
FrontierSWE18.1%—
SciCode51.6%—
ALE-Bench303.55—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3-Flash: 34.2 (#47), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
APEX-Agents52.8%—
GDP.pdf14%—

Reasoning GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 48.0 (#42), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts14911255
ARC-AGI-265.8%—
ARC-AGI-191%—
CritPt15.4%—
Chess Puzzles14%—
Mystery Game Puzzles8%—
Surface Evolver Bench52.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index151.88—

Math GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.3 (#47), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math15001265
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)55.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 417.1%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202593.9%—
ProofBench21%—

Knowledge GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 58.4 (#36), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert15131238
GPQA Diamond90.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-5.3-Flash: 42.8 (#27), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Vision1296—

Multilingual GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 56.0 (#25), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14621257
LMArena Chinese15271262
LMArena French14961286
LMArena German14701273
LMArena Japanese14291213
LMArena Korean14461195
LMArena Russian14691261
LMArena Spanish14711279

Instruction Following GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 77.5 (#20), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14781245

Long Context GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 45.4 (#39), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query14821266

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 65.3 (#50), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14711281
LMArena Creative Writing14421242
LMArena Multi-Turn14671265

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3-Flash better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3-Flash or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.1 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3-Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3-Flash has 40 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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