Model comparison
GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiniMax-M2
GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher in 9 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5.3-Flash leads 48.0 to 19.4.
- GLM-5.3-Flash is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- GLM-5.3-Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 51.8 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2026-08-20 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 205K |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 40 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.1 (#31), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1609 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | 1370 |
| DeepSWE | 63.4% | — |
| FrontierCode | 31.8% | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| CursorBench | 36.8% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 18.1% | — |
| SciCode | 51.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 303.55 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 34.2 (#47), MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| APEX-Agents | 52.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 48.0 (#42), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1491 | 1357 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 65.8% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
| 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 GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.3 (#47), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1500 | 1352 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 55.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 21% | — |
Knowledge GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 58.4 (#36), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1513 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5.3-Flash: 42.8 (#27), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1296 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 56.0 (#25), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1462 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1527 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1496 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1469 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1471 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1429 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1446 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 77.5 (#20), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1478 | 1328 |
Long Context GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 45.4 (#39), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5.3-Flash leads
GLM-5.3-Flash: 65.3 (#50), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1442 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1467 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.3-Flash better than MiniMax-M2?
GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3-Flash or MiniMax-M2?
GLM-5.3-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is GLM-5.3-Flash or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.1 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5.3-Flash does, with 1M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3-Flash and MiniMax-M2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3-Flash has 40 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.