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Gemini 3 Pro vs GLM-5.3 benchmark

Name: Gemini 3 Pro vs GLM-5.3 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Gemini 3 Pro (Google) and GLM-5.3 (Zhipu) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, GLM-5.3 is ahead by 6 points (1,558 vs 1,552; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, GLM-5.3 resolves 76.4% versus 72.4% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Gemini 3 Pro streams faster (92 tok/s) while GLM-5.3 is the cheaper output token ($1.8/1M). Gemini 3 Pro has the larger context window (2M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Gemini 3 Pro

Google frontier multimodal model with a multi-million-token context window.

Elo 1,552$5/1M out

Zhipu

GLM-5.3

Z.ai Aug 14 2026 post-train of the GLM-5.2 744B base. Coding-plan live; open weights promised after a two-week safety review (z.ai/blog/glm-5.3).

Elo 1,558$1.8/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3 Pro (4)vsGLM-5.3 (6)

Gemini 3 Pro: 4W (40%)Overall: GLM-5.3GLM-5.3: 6W (60%)

← Gemini 3 ProGLM-5.3 →

GLM-5.3 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,552vs1,558

Coding Elo

1,548vs1,586

SWE-bench

72.4%vs76.4%

LiveBench

70.6%vs70.8%

GPQA Diamond

83.6%vs83.2%

Gemini 3 Pro: 1WGLM-5.3: 4W

Gemini 3 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

92 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

220 msvs255 ms

Gemini 3 Pro: 2WGLM-5.3: 0W

GLM-5.3 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$5/1Mvs$1.8/1M

Input price

$1.25/1Mvs$0.5/1M

Context window

2Mvs200k

Gemini 3 Pro: 1WGLM-5.3: 2W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGLM-5.3 3/6

Preference Elo

GLM-5.3

6 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Gemini 3 Pro

2 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

GLM-5.3

$3.20/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,552

EloHigh is better

1,558

Code Elo

High is better

1,548

Code EloHigh is better

1,586+2%

LiveBench

High is better

70.6%

LiveBenchHigh is better

70.8%

SWE-bench

High is better

72.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

76.4%+6%

GPQA

High is better

83.6%

GPQAHigh is better

83.2%

TTFT

Low is better

+16%220 ms

TTFTLow is better

255 ms

Speed

High is better

+2%92 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

90 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$1.25/1M

In $Low is better

$0.5/1M+150%

Out $

Low is better

$5/1M

Out $Low is better

$1.8/1M+178%

Context

High is better

+900%2M

ContextHigh is better

200k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 63% with GLM-5.3

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Gemini 3 Pro$118.75 / mo

In: $43.75Out: $75.00

GLM-5.3$44.50 / mo

In: $17.50Out: $27.00

Estimated Cost Delta

GLM-5.3 is estimated to save $74.25/month ($891/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
GLM-5.3:Pick GLM-5.3 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Gemini 3 Pro:Pick Gemini 3 Pro when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Gemini 3 Pro:Pick Gemini 3 Pro for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3

Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).

High-volume chatGLM-5.3

Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3 Pro

Lower TTFT (220 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.3).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GLM-5.3	Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).
High-volume chat	GLM-5.3	Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3 Pro	Lower TTFT (220 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	GLM-5.3	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.3).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchAug 14, 2026

GLM-5.3 (Aug 14): Z.ai post-train of the 5.2 744B base

Coding-plan live; open weights promised after a two-week safety review. Newest Zhipu row.

launchJun 18, 2026

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Strong Chinese/English coding. 5.3 is the new row; 5.2 stays so the delta is visible.

launchMar 15, 2026

Gemini 3 Pro’s multi-million context is still a 2026 RAG shortlist

March 2026 Google frontier multimodal with a 2M window. 3.6 Pro is newer; 3 Pro stays as the original 3.x Pro row.

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Google

Gemini 3 Pro

Elo 1,552

LiveBench70.6%

SWE-bench72.4%

Speed92 tok/s

Output cost$5/1M

Zhipu

GLM-5.3

Elo 1,558

LiveBench70.8%

SWE-bench76.4%

Speed90 tok/s

Output cost$1.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?: GLM-5.3 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,558). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?: GLM-5.3 leads SWE-bench at 76.4% vs 72.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: GLM-5.3 output tokens are $1.8/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?: Gemini 3 Pro has the lower time-to-first-token (220 ms vs 255 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3 Pro and GLM-5.3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3 Pro vs GLM-5.3 benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3 Pro (4)vsGLM-5.3 (6)

Gemini 3 Pro: 4W (40%)Overall: GLM-5.3GLM-5.3: 6W (60%)

← Gemini 3 ProGLM-5.3 →

GLM-5.3 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,552vs1,558

Coding Elo

1,548vs1,586

SWE-bench

72.4%vs76.4%

LiveBench

70.6%vs70.8%

GPQA Diamond

83.6%vs83.2%

Gemini 3 Pro: 1WGLM-5.3: 4W

Gemini 3 Pro (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

92 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

220 msvs255 ms

Gemini 3 Pro: 2WGLM-5.3: 0W

GLM-5.3 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$5/1Mvs$1.8/1M

Input price

$1.25/1Mvs$0.5/1M

Context window

2Mvs200k

Gemini 3 Pro: 1WGLM-5.3: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3

Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).

High-volume chatGLM-5.3

Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3 Pro

Lower TTFT (220 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.3).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GLM-5.3	Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).
High-volume chat	GLM-5.3	Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3 Pro	Lower TTFT (220 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	GLM-5.3	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.3).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,558). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 leads SWE-bench at 76.4% vs 72.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

GLM-5.3 output tokens are $1.8/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.3?

Gemini 3 Pro has the lower time-to-first-token (220 ms vs 255 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 200k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3 Pro and GLM-5.3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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GLM-5.3

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Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

GLM-5.3 (Aug 14): Z.ai post-train of the 5.2 744B base

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Gemini 3 Pro’s multi-million context is still a 2026 RAG shortlist

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GLM-5.3

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GLM-5.3

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Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

GLM-5.3 (Aug 14): Z.ai post-train of the 5.2 744B base

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Gemini 3 Pro’s multi-million context is still a 2026 RAG shortlist

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