Model comparison
GLM-5.3 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.3 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.3 leads 62.3 to 40.1.
- GLM-5.3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 54.8 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-08-14 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 42 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 59.5 (#14), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1496 | 1487 |
| DeepSWE | 69% | — |
| FrontierCode | 40.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 42.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1622 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 30.2% | — |
| SciCode | 59% | — |
| WeirdML | 75.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,317 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-5.3: 36.4 (#38), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 56.6% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,164 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 46.1 (#46), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1489 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.2% | — |
| 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), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1489 | 1474 |
| 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), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
GLM-5.3: 55.7 (#28), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1457 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1528 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1499 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1499 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1453 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1472 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1463 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GLM-5.3: 77.5 (#23), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1477 | 1467 |
Long Context Too close to call
GLM-5.3: 45.4 (#41), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5.3 leads
GLM-5.3: 75.7 (#6), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1457 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1472 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2075 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.3 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
GLM-5.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.8 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-5.3 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
GLM-5.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.5 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.3 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.3 has 42 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.