GLM 5.3 vs Grok 4.6
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in 7 of 8 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding, Coding › Agentic, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
GLM 5.3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
Grok 4.6
#10 Best recorded rank: #10 in Science, as of Oct 15, 2026.
| Category | GLM 5.3 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #23 · #23 in General LLM Margin 15.646258503401356 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #48 · #48 in General LLM Margin 32.65306122448979 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #19 · #19 in Reasoning Margin 13.698630136986296 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #44 · #44 in Reasoning Margin 30.821917808219183 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #28 · #28 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Aug 14, 2026 | #10 · #10 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Aug 12, 2026 |
| Coding | #7 · #7 in Coding Margin 36.36363636363637 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | #14 · #14 in Coding Margin 68.18181818181819 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Coding › Agentic | #7 · #7 in Coding › Agentic Margin 36.36363636363637 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | #14 · #14 in Coding › Agentic Margin 68.18181818181819 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 | #20 · #20 in Coding › Web dev Margin 17.757009345794387 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #27 · #27 in Long context Margin 18.367346938775512 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #41 · #41 in Long context Margin 27.89115646258503 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | — | #24 · #24 in Vision Margin 65.78947368421052 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Aug 12, 2026 |
| Factuality | #27 · #27 in Factuality Margin 20.895522388059703 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #51 · #51 in Factuality Margin 38.80597014925373 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | — | #20 · #20 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Aug 12, 2026 |
GLM 5.3: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.
Grok 4.6: $3 per 1M blended tokens.
GLM 5.3: open weights.
Grok 4.6: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in General LLM at #23 against #48.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Reasoning at #19 against #44.
Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #10 against #28.
Coding: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding at #7 against #14.
Coding › Agentic: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding › Agentic at #7 against #14.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding › Web dev at #18 against #20.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Long context at #27 against #41.
Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Factuality at #27 against #51.
GLM 5.3 or Grok 4.6?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in 7 of 8 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding, Coding › Agentic, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
GLM 5.3 or Grok 4.6 for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in General LLM at #23 against #48.
GLM 5.3 or Grok 4.6 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Reasoning at #19 against #44.
GLM 5.3 or Grok 4.6 for Science?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #10 against #28.