Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

GLM-5.3 vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

Name: GLM-5.3 vs MiniMax M2.5 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares GLM-5.3 (Zhipu) and MiniMax M2.5 (MiniMax) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, GLM-5.3 is ahead by 80 points (1,558 vs 1,478; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, GLM-5.3 resolves 76.4% versus 75.8% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). GLM-5.3 streams faster (90 tok/s) while MiniMax M2.5 is the cheaper output token ($0.9/1M). MiniMax M2.5 has the larger context window (205k 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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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

MiniMax

MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax coding model. Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026.

Elo 1,478$0.8999999999999999/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GLM-5.3 (5)vsMiniMax M2.5 (4)

GLM-5.3: 5W (56%)Overall: GLM-5.3MiniMax M2.5: 4W (44%)

← GLM-5.31 tiesMiniMax M2.5 →

GLM-5.3 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,558vs1,478

Coding Elo

1,586vs1,536

SWE-bench

76.4%vs75.8%

LiveBench

70.8%vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

83.2%vs76.2%

GLM-5.3: 5WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

MiniMax M2.5 (1/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

90 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

255 msvs250 ms

GLM-5.3: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 1W

MiniMax M2.5 (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.8/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.5/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

200kvs205k

GLM-5.3: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 3W

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Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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 AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

GLM-5.3

80 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

GLM-5.3

Equal tok/s

Price Efficiency

MiniMax M2.5

$0.90/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

+5%1,558

EloHigh is better

1,478

Code Elo

High is better

+3%1,586

Code EloHigh is better

1,536

LiveBench

High is better

+10%70.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

64.4%

SWE-bench

High is better

+1%76.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

75.8%

GPQA

High is better

+9%83.2%

GPQAHigh is better

76.2%

TTFT

Low is better

255 ms

TTFTLow is better

250 ms+2%

Speed

High is better

90 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

90 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.22/1M+127%

Out $

Low is better

$1.8/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.9/1M+100%

Context

High is better

200k

ContextHigh is better

205k+2%

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 52% with MiniMax M2.5

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

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

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

GLM-5.3$44.50 / mo

In: $17.50Out: $27.00

MiniMax M2.5$21.20 / mo

In: $7.70Out: $13.50

Estimated Cost Delta

MiniMax M2.5 is estimated to save $23.30/month ($280/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
MiniMax M2.5:Pick MiniMax M2.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
3
MiniMax M2.5:Pick MiniMax M2.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3

Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).

High-volume chatMiniMax M2.5

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIMiniMax M2.5

Lower TTFT (250 ms).

Long-document RAGMiniMax M2.5

Larger window (205k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GLM-5.3	Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).
High-volume chat	MiniMax M2.5	Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	MiniMax M2.5	Lower TTFT (250 ms).
Long-document RAG	MiniMax M2.5	Larger window (205k).
Screenshots / vision	GLM-5.3	GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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.

launchFeb 12, 2026

MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026. Coding lists should still see it.

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Zhipu

GLM-5.3

Elo 1,558

LiveBench70.8%

SWE-bench76.4%

Speed90 tok/s

Output cost$1.8/1M

MiniMax

MiniMax M2.5

Elo 1,478

LiveBench64.4%

SWE-bench75.8%

Speed90 tok/s

Output cost$0.9/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?: 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, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?: GLM-5.3 leads SWE-bench at 76.4% vs 75.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: MiniMax M2.5 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $1.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?: MiniMax M2.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (250 ms vs 255 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: MiniMax M2.5 accepts 205k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?: MiniMax M2.5 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
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. GLM-5.3 and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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GLM-5.3 vs MiniMax M2.5 benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

GLM-5.3 (5)vsMiniMax M2.5 (4)

GLM-5.3: 5W (56%)Overall: GLM-5.3MiniMax M2.5: 4W (44%)

← GLM-5.31 tiesMiniMax M2.5 →

GLM-5.3 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,558vs1,478

Coding Elo

1,586vs1,536

SWE-bench

76.4%vs75.8%

LiveBench

70.8%vs64.4%

GPQA Diamond

83.2%vs76.2%

GLM-5.3: 5WMiniMax M2.5: 0W

MiniMax M2.5 (1/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

90 tok/svs90 tok/s

Time to first token

255 msvs250 ms

GLM-5.3: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 1W

MiniMax M2.5 (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.8/1Mvs$0.9/1M

Input price

$0.5/1Mvs$0.22/1M

Context window

200kvs205k

GLM-5.3: 0WMiniMax M2.5: 3W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3

Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).

High-volume chatMiniMax M2.5

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIMiniMax M2.5

Lower TTFT (250 ms).

Long-document RAGMiniMax M2.5

Larger window (205k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GLM-5.3	Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).
High-volume chat	MiniMax M2.5	Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	MiniMax M2.5	Lower TTFT (250 ms).
Long-document RAG	MiniMax M2.5	Larger window (205k).
Screenshots / vision	GLM-5.3	GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?

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, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?

GLM-5.3 leads SWE-bench at 76.4% vs 75.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

MiniMax M2.5 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $1.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (250 ms vs 255 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

MiniMax M2.5 accepts 205k tokens versus 200k.

Can I self-host either model?

MiniMax M2.5 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

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. GLM-5.3 and MiniMax M2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

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