Comparing 2 models
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GLM 5.3
Benchmarks through
Verdict
GLM 5.3 places higher on 1 of the 1 tasks where both are ranked. GLM 5.3 costs 25.3x less per input token. Only GLM 5.3 has open weights for self-hosting.
- Choose GLM 5.3 for Fast Summaries (#4), you need to self-host.
Built from the published task rankings below; ranks come from each task's own weighted benchmarks, so a win on one task says nothing about another.
Measured head to head
Benchmarks both models were run on
| Evaluation | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | GLM 5.3 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena Coding | 1233 Elo | 1307 Elo | source · 2026-10-16 |
| Design Arena UI | 1226 Elo | 1314 Elo | source · 2026-10-16 |
| Design Arena Website | 1235 Elo | 1298 Elo | source · 2026-10-16 |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (Epoch AI) | 59.6% ± 2.9 | 68.8% ± 2.7 | source · 2026-06-11 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI) | 94.4% ± 1.6 | 90.9% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-08-06 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI) | 94.1% ± 1.7 | 90.9% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-02-20 |
| LiveBench Agentic Coding | 44.1% | 60.9% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Coding | 76.5% | 79.0% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 78.5% | 70.2% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 79.1% | 69.3% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Language | 85.4% | 79.9% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Math | 91.0% | 87.9% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 84% | 85.8% | source · 2026-10-16 |
| LMArena Agent | -3.5 | 2 | source · 2026-10-14 |
| LMArena Agent Bash Recovery | -23.3 | -0.1 | source · 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena Agent Steerability | -6.2 | 0.4 | source · 2026-10-14 |
| LMArena Agent Task Outcome | -10.1 | 3.8 | source · 2026-10-14 |
| LMArena Agent Tool Hallucination | -0.2 | 0.6 | source · 2026-10-14 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1482 Elo | 1456 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 Elo | 1476 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena Long Query | 1483 Elo | 1481 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena Math | 1485 Elo | 1491 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena Text | 1487 Elo | 1479 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena Text Factuality | 1472 Elo | 1466 Elo | source · 2026-10-15 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1447 Elo | 1621 Elo | source · 2026-10-13 |
| OTIS Mock AIME (Epoch AI) | 95.6% ± 3.1 | 91.1% ± 3.5 | source · 2026-08-06 |
| OTIS Mock AIME (Epoch AI) | 95.6% ± 3.1 | 91.1% ± 3.5 | source · 2026-02-20 |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) | 73.5% ± 1.4 | 41% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-08-10 |
Values are as published by each evaluator, in its own units; rows from different evaluators are not on a common scale.
task evidence
How they place when the question changes
Lower ranks are better. “Best” marks the strongest option in this shortlist for that task.