# Gemini 4 Argon vs GLM 5.3

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.

Gemini 4 Argon: $4.000000000000001 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.3: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 4 Argon: closed weights.

GLM 5.3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in General LLM at #1 against #24.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in Reasoning at #1 against #19.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #1 against #28.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in Coding › Web dev at #8 against #20.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in Long context at #1 against #31.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon leads GLM 5.3 in Factuality at #1 against #31.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 4 Argon is state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 2, 2026; 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).