Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Palm 2

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.7 to 25.6.
  • GLM-5.3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Palm 2 specifications
GLM-5.3Palm 2
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Google
Noometry Index54.830.0
Released2026-08-14—
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4210

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Coding1496994
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
CursorBench42.6%—
LMArena WebDev1622—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Palm 2: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts14891005
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.61—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Math14891049
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—
LMArena Expert1516—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Non-English1457916
LMArena Chinese1528887
LMArena French1499—
LMArena German1499—
LMArena Japanese1453—
LMArena Korean1472—
LMArena Russian1463—
LMArena Spanish1460—

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Instruction Following14771010

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Longer Query14821010

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Palm 2
LMArena Text14711027
LMArena Creative Writing1457991
LMArena Multi-Turn1472994
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Palm 2?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Palm 2 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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