# Is GLM 5.3 SOTA?

**Yes.** Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.3 from Zhipu AI. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (best per dollar). Not the overall leader. Ranked #7 in Coding.

As of Oct 14, 2026. Methodology v1.0. Computed automatically.

- General LLM: RANKED #23 — Ranked #23 in General LLM.
- Reasoning: RANKED #19 — Ranked #19 in Reasoning.
- Math: INSUFFICIENT_DATA — #17 on LMArena Text (style-controlled, math); missing Humanity's Last Exam and FrontierMath
- Science: RANKED #28 — Last listed at #28 in Science on 2026-08-14. That board does not award a crown.
- Coding: RANKED #7 — Ranked #7 in Coding.
- Coding › Agentic: RANKED #7 — Ranked #7 in Coding › Agentic.
- Coding › Web dev: RANKED #17 — Ranked #17 in Coding › Web dev.
- Long context: RANKED #26 — Ranked #26 in Long context.
- Factuality: RANKED #27 — Ranked #27 in Factuality.

## Coding

https://isitsota.com/c/coding