GLM-5.3 vs Qwen3.8 27B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GLM-5.3 and Qwen3.8 27B releases: 2 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, GLM-5.3 scores highest: GLM-5.3 (max) at 45, against Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at 34 for Qwen3.8 27B.
- For output speed, GLM-5.3 is fastest: GLM-5.3 (low) at 75 t/s, against Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) at 51 t/s for Qwen3.8 27B.
- For cost per task, Qwen3.8 27B is cheapest: Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at $1.01, 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 | | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) |  Alibaba | 34 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 43 | $1.01 | $0.5 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | $1,336 | 67k | 48k | 198M | 43 | 4.03s | 50.81s | 62.51s | 1263.40s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (medium) | Alibaba | 28 | 28 | 34 | 27 | - | 25 | 31 | $1.13 | $0.5 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | $1,165 | 52k | 32k | 113M | 49 | 3.83s | 44.45s | 54.60s | 1010.51s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (low) | Alibaba | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | - | 24 | 32 | $1.05 | $0.5 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | $1,060 | 45k | 26k | 82M | 49 | 3.87s | 44.72s | 54.93s | 856.80s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | - | 22 | 30 | $2.49 | $0.5 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.10 | $2,022 | 30k | 0 | 43M | 51 | 3.92s | 3.92s | 13.75s | 557.97s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   | |||