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415•08/26/2026, 19:45•1 min read

Introducing GLM-5.3 Flash — The New King of AI Models

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GLM-5.3 Flash from Zhipu is a powerful new AI model that surpasses previous versions in stability and efficiency.

Introducing GLM-5.3 Flash — The New King of AI Models

Zhipu has officially launched GLM-5.3 Flash, which has become more powerful and stable. According to Z.ai, the new model scores 84.3 in Terminal-Bench 2.1, nearly catching up to Claude Opus 4.8 with a score of 85.0.

GLM-5.3 Flash outperforms the significantly larger GLM-5.2 in all six published tests and costs about 10 times less to use:

  • Input — $0.15 per million tokens.
  • Output — $0.50.
  • Cached Input — $0.03.

The model features open weights, an MIT license, built-in multimodality, and a context of 1 million tokens.

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This model showcases significant advancements in AI technology, offering high performance at an affordable price. It could become an essential tool for developers and researchers in the field of artificial intelligence.

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