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Model comparison

GLM-5.3-Flash vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.8

Rank #41 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3-Flash leads 65.3 to 27.1.

Side by side

GLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Microsoft
Noometry Index51.829.7
Released2026-08-202024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.50—
Results tracked4019

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 53.1 (#31), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding15081039
DeepSWE63.4%—
FrontierCode31.8%—
CursorBench36.8%—
LMArena WebDev1609—
FrontierSWE18.1%—
SciCode51.6%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%
ALE-Bench303.55—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3-Flash: 34.2 (#47), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
APEX-Agents52.8%—
GDP.pdf14%—

Reasoning GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 48.0 (#42), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14911028
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), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math15001089
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), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1513984
GPQA Diamond90.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-5.3-Flash: 42.8 (#27), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Vision1296—

Multilingual GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 56.0 (#25), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English14621000
LMArena Chinese15271016
LMArena French14961039
LMArena German14701006
LMArena Japanese1429899
LMArena Korean1446856
LMArena Russian14691004
LMArena Spanish14711059

Instruction Following GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 77.5 (#20), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14781023

Long Context GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 45.4 (#39), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1482996

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3-Flash leads

GLM-5.3-Flash: 65.3 (#50), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

BenchmarkGLM-5.3-FlashPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text14711050
LMArena Creative Writing14421024
LMArena Multi-Turn1467989

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3-Flash better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

GLM-5.3-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3-Flash or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

GLM-5.3-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.1 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3-Flash and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3-Flash has 40 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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