# GLM-5.3 vs MiniMax-M3

> GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M3 costs 4.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 33

## Summary

- They share 33 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax-M3 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.3 leads 62.3 to 40.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 49% for GLM-5.3 and 18% for MiniMax-M3.
- MiniMax-M3 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.3.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 54.8 | 43.8 |
| Rank | 26 | 85 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1.40 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $4.40 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14)
- MiniMax-M3: 41.8 (#118)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 40.1% | 14.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1622 | 1482 |
| SciCode | 59% | 47.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1496 | 1469 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,317 | 640.02 |
| DeepSWE | 69% | — |
| CursorBench | 42.6% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 30.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 75.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38)
- MiniMax-M3: 22.6 (#130)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 56.6% | 37.7% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,164 | 2,158 |
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 4.6% |
| GBAEval | — | 0.9% |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46)
- MiniMax-M3: 30.1 (#87)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.2% | 65.1% |
| CritPt | 19.1% | 3.7% |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | 14% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1489 | 1447 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 33% | 8% |
| DTBench | 87.7% | 78.9% |
| LMCA | 55.5% | 33.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.61 | 146.95 |
| SimpleBench | — | 45.8% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 55% |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.15 | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 61.4 |

## Math

- GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33)
- MiniMax-M3: 40.0 (#95)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | 71.1% |
| ProofBench | 49% | 18% |
| LMArena Math | 1489 | 1429 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37)
- MiniMax-M3: 58.4 (#35)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1461 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41% | — |

## Multimodal

- GLM-5.3: —
- MiniMax-M3: 40.2 (#51)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1435 |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28)
- MiniMax-M3: 53.0 (#75)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1457 | 1420 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1528 | 1463 |
| LMArena French | 1499 | 1447 |
| LMArena German | 1499 | 1426 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1453 | 1381 |
| LMArena Korean | 1472 | 1372 |
| LMArena Russian | 1463 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1432 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23)
- MiniMax-M3: 75.5 (#62)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | 1433 |

## Long Context

- GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41)
- MiniMax-M3: 44.2 (#72)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1445 |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6)
- MiniMax-M3: 62.1 (#83)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1433 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1457 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1472 | 1442 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2075 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1150 |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5.3 better than MiniMax-M3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M3 costs 4.1× 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 MiniMax-M3?

MiniMax-M3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

### Is GLM-5.3 or MiniMax-M3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 41.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 1M tokens.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and MiniMax-M3 share?

33 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M3 has 41.