Model comparison

Gemini 2.0 Pro vs GLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Pro Google

39.1

Rank #173 Confirmed

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-5.3 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5.3 leads 46.1 to 22.3.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 65.7% for Gemini 2.0 Pro and 90.9% for GLM-5.3.
  • GLM-5.3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 2.0 Pro and GLM-5.3 specifications
Gemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
ProviderGoogleZ.ai (Zhipu)
Noometry Index39.154.8
Released2025-02-052026-08-14
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—1M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.40
Output $ / M tokens—$4.40
Results tracked1442

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187), GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
DeepSWE—69%
FrontierCode—40.1%
Aider Polyglot35.6%—
CursorBench—42.6%
LMArena WebDev—1622
FrontierSWE—30.2%
SciCode—59%
WeirdML—75.4%
LiveBench Coding63.5%—
LMArena Coding—1496
ALE-Bench—1,317

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
APEX-Agents—56.6%
Vending-Bench 2—8,164

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198), GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
Epoch Capabilities Index135.06155.61
NYT Connections (extended)—74.2%
CritPt—19.1%
Chess Puzzles—21%
EnigmaEval0.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning60.1%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1489
Mystery Game Puzzles—33%
DTBench—87.7%
LiveBench Data Analysis68%—
LMCA—55.5%
Bench to the Future 3—0.15
LiveBench65.1%—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100), GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—68.8%
FrontierMath Tier 4—29.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—91.1%
ProofBench—49%
LiveBench Math71%—
LMArena Math—1489
MATH Level 583.5%—

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167), GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
GPQA Diamond65.7%90.9%
SimpleQA Verified—41%
Confabulations18.4%—
LMArena Expert—1516

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 2.0 Pro: —, GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
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 GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59), GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
LiveBench Instruction Following83.4%—
LMArena Instruction Following—1477

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292), GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
Fiction.LiveBench41.7%—
LMArena Longer Query—1482

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165), GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 2.0 ProGLM-5.3
LMArena Text—1471
LMArena Creative Writing—1457
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—2075
LMArena Multi-Turn—1472
LiveBench Language44.9%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 2.0 Pro better than GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or GLM-5.3 better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Pro and GLM-5.3 share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and GLM-5.3 has 42.

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