Claude Opus 5.5 vs GLM-5.3: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Claude Opus 5.5 and GLM-5.3 releases: 5 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.
- For intelligence, Claude Opus 5.5 scores highest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 58, against GLM-5.3 (max) at 45 for GLM-5.3.
- For output speed, Claude Opus 5.5 is fastest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback) at 91 t/s, against GLM-5.3 (low) at 75 t/s for GLM-5.3.
- For cost per task, Claude Opus 5.5 is cheapest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) at $0.55, against GLM-5.3 (max) at $2.01 for GLM-5.3.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) |  Anthropic | 58 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 66 | $5.98 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $8,708 | 119k | 84k | 260M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 56 | 58 | 62 | 61 | - | 59 | 63 | $3.46 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $4,057 | 66k | 40k | 100M | 91 | 148.11s | 148.11s | 153.57s | 458.46s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 54 | 56 | 59 | 59 | - | 56 | 61 | $1.82 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $2,172 | 36k | 18k | 53M | 88 | 35.54s | 35.54s | 41.25s | 261.03s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 51 | 54 | 57 | 57 | - | 54 | 60 | $1.34 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $1,627 | 26k | 12k | 38M | 78 | 21.27s | 21.27s | 27.69s | 202.05s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GLM-5.3 (max) |  Z AI | 45 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 51 | $2.01 | $0.9 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $2,503 | 71k | 49k | 209M | 59 | 3.46s | 37.15s | 45.58s | 864.40s | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |   +17 | |||
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 42 | 46 | 48 | 52 | - | 45 | 53 | $0.55 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $860 | 10k | 3k | 20M | 81 | 6.47s | 6.47s | 12.66s | 78.57s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GLM-5.3 (low) | Z AI | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | - | 38 | 41 | $3.66 | $1.7 | $1.40 | $4.40 | - | $3,294 | 30k | 21k | 88M | 75 | 2.91s | 29.56s | 36.22s | 393.41s | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text | | |||