Model comparison
GLM-5.3 vs Phi-4 Mini
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 16× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 3 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.3 leads 58.3 to 25.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 59% for GLM-5.3 and 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.3.
- GLM-5.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 54.8 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-08-14 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 131K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.40 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.40 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 42 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 59% | 10.8% |
| DeepSWE | 69% | — |
| FrontierCode | 40.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 42.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1622 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 30.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 75.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1496 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,317 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 56.6% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,164 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 19.1% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1489 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 33% | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| LMCA | 55.5% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.15 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.61 | — |
Math Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 49% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1489 | — |
Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1457 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1528 | — |
| LMArena French | 1499 | — |
| LMArena German | 1499 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1453 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1472 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1463 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1457 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2075 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1472 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.3 better than Phi-4 Mini?
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 16× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3 or Phi-4 Mini?
Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.
Is GLM-5.3 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5.3 does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Phi-4 Mini share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.