Model comparison

GLM-5.3 vs Olmo 3 32b Think

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.3 Z.ai (Zhipu)

54.8

Rank #26 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.3 leads 75.7 to 49.1.

Side by side

GLM-5.3 and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
GLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index54.838.7
Released2026-08-14—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked4214

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Coding14961319
DeepSWE69%—
FrontierCode40.1%—
CursorBench42.6%—
LMArena WebDev1622—
FrontierSWE30.2%—
SciCode59%—
WeirdML75.4%—
ALE-Bench1,317—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Olmo 3 32b Think: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
APEX-Agents56.6%—
Vending-Bench 28,164—

Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts14891302
NYT Connections (extended)74.2%—
CritPt19.1%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
Mystery Game Puzzles33%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA55.5%—
Bench to the Future 30.15—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.61—

Math GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 62.3 (#33), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Math14891316
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 (#37), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert15161273
GPQA Diamond90.9%—
SimpleQA Verified41%—

Multilingual GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English14571255
LMArena Chinese15281300
LMArena French14991291
LMArena German14991290
LMArena Russian14631254
LMArena Japanese1453—
LMArena Korean1472—
LMArena Spanish1460—

Instruction Following GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following14771275

Long Context GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query14821296

Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads

GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.3Olmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text14711300
LMArena Creative Writing14571256
LMArena Multi-Turn14721290
EQ-Bench Creative Writing2075—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.3 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.3 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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