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GLM-5.3 vs Qwen3.5 9B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GLM-5.3 and Qwen3.5 9B 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 9B (Non-reasoning) at 13 for Qwen3.5 9B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 9B is fastest: Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) at 100 t/s, against GLM-5.3 (Low) at 69 t/s for GLM-5.3.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.5 9B is cheapest: Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) at $0.21, against GLM-5.3 (Low) at $0.85 for GLM-5.3.
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Releases compared

GLM-5.3 (max)GLM-5.3 (low)Qwen3.5 9B (non-reasoning)Qwen3.5 9B
Intelligence Index
45
34
13*
11
Finance & Accounting
45
35
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10
Strategy & Ops
48
39
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7
Legal
42
33
--
11
Healthcare & Medical
47
--
--
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Cost per TaskUSD
$2.01
$0.85
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$0.21
Output SpeedTokens/s
62
69
100
60
Time to First Tokens
3.43
3.29
0.77
2.04
Context Window
1M
1M
262k
262k
Creator
Z AI
Z AI
Alibaba
Alibaba
License
Open
Open
Open
Open
Input Modality

Supports: text

Supports: text

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text, image, and video

Output Modality

Supports: text

Supports: text

Supports: text

Supports: text

Providers
ModalZaiDeepInfra
+18
ZaiSupernovaBitdeer AIDigitalOcean
Together AI
SiliconFlowTogether AI

* Estimated

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better

Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Cost per Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
GLM-5.3
Pareto line
AA-Briefcase v1.1
GDPval-AA v2.1

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Segmented by token type · Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

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

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-Omniscience, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

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

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

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

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better