Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs o1-pro

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

o1-pro OpenAI

31.5

Rank #271 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.3 leads 58.3 to 29.7.
  • GLM-5.3 is cheaper at $1.40 / $4.40 per million input/output tokens, against $150 / $600 for o1-pro.
  • GLM-5.3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 200K.
  • GLM-5.3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and o1-pro specifications
GLM-5.3o1-pro
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)OpenAI
Noometry Index54.831.5
Released2026-08-142025-03-19
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M200K
Max output131K100K
Input $ / M tokens$1.40$150
Output $ / M tokens$4.40$600
Results tracked423

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), o1-pro: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
CursorBench42.6%—
LMArena WebDev1622—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
LMArena Coding1496—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), o1-pro: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), o1-pro: 20.4 (#239)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
ARC-AGI-1—23.3%
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EnigmaEval—6.1%
LMArena Hard Prompts1489—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.61—

Math Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), o1-pro: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202591.1%—
ProofBench49%—
LMArena Math1489—

Knowledge GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 58.3 (#37), o1-pro: 29.7 (#234)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
Humanity's Last Exam—8.1%
SimpleQA Verified41%—
LMArena Expert1516—

Multilingual Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), o1-pro: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
LMArena Non-English1457—
LMArena Chinese1528—
LMArena French1499—
LMArena German1499—
LMArena Japanese1453—
LMArena Korean1472—
LMArena Russian1463—
LMArena Spanish1460—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), o1-pro: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
LMArena Instruction Following1477—

Long Context Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), o1-pro: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
LMArena Longer Query1482—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), o1-pro: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3o1-pro
LMArena Text1471—
LMArena Creative Writing1457—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—
LMArena Multi-Turn1472—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than o1-pro?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3 or o1-pro?

GLM-5.3 is cheaper. It lists at $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; o1-pro lists at $150 and $600.

Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5.3 does, with 1M tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and o1-pro share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.

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