# GLM 5.3 vs GPT-5.4

As of Oct 15, 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: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5.4: $5.625 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.3: open weights.

GPT-5.4: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in General LLM at #24 against #30.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Reasoning at #19 against #32.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #16 against #28.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Coding › Web dev at #20 against #60.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads GPT-5.4 in Long context at #31 against #40.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.4 leads GLM 5.3 in Factuality at #6 against #31.

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).

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.4 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Apr 10, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).