VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is GLM 5.3 Flash state of the art?
Yes.Yes on Coding (best per dollar); Coding › Agentic (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
As of Oct 13, 2026, GLM 5.3 Flash from Zhipu AI. Yes on Coding (best per dollar); Coding › Agentic (best per dollar). Not the overall leader. Last listed at #2 in Math on 2026-09-13.
ReasoningNot SOTA · #41#41 · 0dMathNot SOTA · #2#2 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #41#41 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #42#42 · 0dCoding · open-weightsCo-SOTA#13 · 7dCoding · paretoPareto#42 · 0dCoding › AgenticNot SOTA · #12#12 · 0dCoding › Agentic · open-weightsCo-SOTA#2 · 7dCoding › Agentic · paretoPareto#12 · 0dCoding › Web devNot SOTA · #2#2 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #41 in Reasoning on 2026-08-20.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond glm-5.3-flash_max · max | 0.9015151515151515 0.9–0.9 | 2026-08-20 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) glm-5.3-flash | 1513.3255540940822 1485.3–1541.4 | 2026-09-13 | INDEP. | snap_51142aff7bb5 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 GLM-5.3-Flash | 35.76 32.2–39.3 | 2026-10-06 | INDEP. | snap_13678220dcf7 |
| LMArena WebDev glm-5.3-flash | 1604.4302396754217 1588.9–1620.0 | 2026-09-02 | INDEP. | snap_6c327280fd30 |
| GDP.pdf glm-5.3-flash_max · max | 0.14 | 2026-08-20 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| ARC-AGI glm-5.3-flash_max · max | 0.91 | 2026-08-20 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #41 | Last listed at #41 in Reasoning on 2026-08-20. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #2 | Last listed at #2 in Math on 2026-09-13. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #41 | Last listed at #41 in Science on 2026-08-20. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #42 | Ranked #42 in Coding. |
| Coding › Agentic | Not SOTA · #12 | Ranked #12 in Coding › Agentic. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #2 | Last listed at #2 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-09-02. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #27 | Ranked #27 in Vision. |
| Abstraction (ARC) | Not SOTA · #24 | Last listed at #24 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2026-08-20. That board does not award a crown. |