Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

GLM 5.3

Friendli AI

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 1M Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Z.AI (GLM)

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window Vision

Pricing Model Free / Open

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 83/100 vs 65/100, GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision) outperforms GLM 5.3 by 18 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	GLM 5.3	GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision)
Context Window	1M Context	Vision
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	~1 request/second (Flash models)
Daily Limit	Credit-based	~1,000 requests/day (Flash tier)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	👁️ Vision & Multimodal
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	$10 credit is one-time trial Billing required after credits Limited model selection	Free Flash tier capped near 1 request/second Flagship GLM-5.2 model requires a paid plan Free-tier limits have changed more than once in the past year — verify on docs.z.ai
Key Strengths	Optimized inference engine (FriendliEngine) OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Enterprise-grade uptime	GLM-4.5-Flash & GLM-4.7-Flash Free Access Strong Coding Benchmarks OpenAI-Compatible Endpoint