# Gemini 3 Pro vs GLM 5.3

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3 Pro leads GLM 5.3 in 3 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Long context, and Factuality.

Gemini 3 Pro: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GLM 5.3: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3 Pro: closed weights.

GLM 5.3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3 Pro leads GLM 5.3 in General LLM at #16 against #24.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Gemini 3 Pro in Reasoning at #19 against #23.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Gemini 3 Pro in Coding › Web dev at #20 against #65.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3 Pro leads GLM 5.3 in Long context at #24 against #31.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3 Pro leads GLM 5.3 in Factuality at #10 against #31.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3 Pro is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Nov 17, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 is tied for state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 13, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).