GLM-5.3 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GLM-5.3 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, GLM-5.3 scores highest: GLM-5.3 (max) at 45, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) at 21 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
- For output speed, Qwen3.5 397B A17B is fastest: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at 86 t/s, against GLM-5.3 (low) at 75 t/s for GLM-5.3.
- For cost per task, Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheapest: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at $0.47, 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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| 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 | |||
| 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 | | |||
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) |  Alibaba | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | 2.25s | 2.25s | 8.25s | - | 397B 17B active at inference time | 262k | Feb 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   +2 | |||
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) | Alibaba | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | - | 21 | 27 | $0.47 | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | $941 | 19k | 9k | 95M | 86 | 2.25s | 39.48s | 45.32s | 180.93s | 397B 17B active at inference time | 262k | Feb 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |  +4 | |||