Model comparison
GLM-5.3 vs MiniMax-M2
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 costs 4.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 9 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5.3 leads 46.1 to 19.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 74.2% for GLM-5.3 and 14.8% for MiniMax-M2.
- MiniMax-M2 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.3.
- GLM-5.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 54.8 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2026-08-14 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 205K |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.40 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.40 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 42 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1622 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1496 | 1370 |
| DeepSWE | 69% | — |
| FrontierCode | 40.1% | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| CursorBench | 42.6% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 30.2% | — |
| SciCode | 59% | — |
| WeirdML | 75.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,317 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,164 | 160.6 |
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| APEX-Agents | 56.6% | — |
Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.2% | 14.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1489 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| CritPt | 19.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 33% | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| LMCA | 55.5% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.15 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 155.61 | — |
Math GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1489 | 1352 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 91.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 49% | — |
Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41% | — |
Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1457 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1528 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1499 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1499 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1463 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1453 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1472 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | 1328 |
Long Context GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1457 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1472 | 1361 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2075 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.3 better than MiniMax-M2?
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2 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-M2?
MiniMax-M2 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-M2 better for coding?
GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5.3 does, with 1M tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and MiniMax-M2 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.