GLM 5.3 vs GPT-5.4
As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in 4 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, and Long context.
GLM 5.3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
GPT-5.4
It used to be. Was SOTA in General LLM.
| Category | GLM 5.3 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #23 · #23 in General LLM Margin 15.646258503401356 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #28 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 19.04761904761905 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #19 · #19 in Reasoning Margin 13.698630136986296 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #29 · #29 in Reasoning Margin 20.54794520547945 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #9 · #9 in Math Margin 17.777777777777757 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026 |
| Science | #28 · #28 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Aug 14, 2026 | #16 · #16 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026 |
| Coding | #7 · #7 in Coding Margin 36.36363636363637 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026 |
| Coding › Agentic | #7 · #7 in Coding › Agentic Margin 36.36363636363637 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | — |
| Coding › Web dev | #18 · #18 in Coding › Web dev Margin 15.887850467289724 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #55 · #55 in Coding › Web dev Margin 50.467289719626166 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #27 · #27 in Long context Margin 18.367346938775512 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #34 · #34 in Long context Margin 23.12925170068027 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | — | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Factuality | #27 · #27 in Factuality Margin 20.895522388059703 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #6 · Was SOTA · Factuality Margin 5.22388059701494 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | — | #10 · #10 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Mar 5, 2026 |
GLM 5.3: $1.2592499999999998 per 1M blended tokens.
GPT-5.4: $5.625 per 1M blended tokens.
GLM 5.3: open weights.
GPT-5.4: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in General LLM at #23 against #28.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Reasoning at #19 against #29.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #16 against #28.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Coding › Web dev at #18 against #55.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Long context at #27 against #34.
Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GLM 5.3 in Factuality at #6 against #27.
GLM 5.3 or GPT-5.4?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in 4 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, and Long context.
GLM 5.3 or GPT-5.4 for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in General LLM at #23 against #28.
GLM 5.3 or GPT-5.4 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Reasoning at #19 against #29.
GLM 5.3 or GPT-5.4 for Science?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #16 against #28.