# 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: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.

Grok 4.6: $3 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.3: open weights.

Grok 4.6: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in General LLM at #24 against #61.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Reasoning at #19 against #55.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #10 against #28.
- Which to pick, Coding: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding at #7 against #14.
- Which to pick, Coding › Agentic: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding › Agentic at #7 against #14.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Coding › Web dev at #20 against #22.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Long context at #31 against #48.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Grok 4.6 in Factuality at #31 against #62.

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, Grok 4.6 is ranked #10 in Science (since Oct 15, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).