Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Qwen1.5-14B

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.6

Rank #25 Confirmed

Qwen1.5-14B Alibaba (Qwen)

32.1

Rank #250 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-14B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.9 to 33.7.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Qwen1.5-14B specifications
GLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Alibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index54.632.1
Released2026-08-142024-02-04
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4117

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.0 (#12), Qwen1.5-14B: 32.5 (#259)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Coding14991138
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
LMArena WebDev1623—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.3 (#34), Qwen1.5-14B: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.2 (#42), Qwen1.5-14B: 20.5 (#217)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Hard Prompts14911113
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.56—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.1 (#27), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.9 (#214)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Math14931125
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#34), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.3 (#230)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Expert15121094
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—
MMLU—68.6%

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.9 (#27), Qwen1.5-14B: 30.8 (#257)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Non-English14571095
LMArena Chinese15231147
LMArena French14991115
LMArena German15051043
LMArena Japanese14381019
LMArena Russian14601046
LMArena Spanish14441085
LMArena Korean1478—

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.8 (#15), Qwen1.5-14B: 57.1 (#266)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Instruction Following14811102

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.5 (#32), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#252)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Longer Query14851113

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.9 (#6), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#270)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Qwen1.5-14B
LMArena Text14731128
LMArena Creative Writing14591091
LMArena Multi-Turn14731110
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Qwen1.5-14B?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Qwen1.5-14B better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.0 versus 32.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Qwen1.5-14B share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-14B has 17.

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