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GLM-5.3 vs Grok 4.6
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
A long-term coding and agent model based on GLM-5.2, featuring enhanced training, a 1-million-token context, and always-active reasoning that can be adjusted across three levels. This LLM stands out for its performance in logical reasoning and semantic understanding.
A powerful LLM model designed for coding, research, and long-running agentic tasks, featuring 500,000 tokens of context, tool calls, and fine-tuned reasoning effort. Available directly in Cursor and Grok Build
Primary task
LLM models
LLM models
Pricing
Free
Freemium
Pricing details
Free
Freemium
Billing cycle
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API access
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Platforms
CLI
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Integrations
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Listed strengths
- Tops open models on Terminal-Bench 3.0
- 1-million-token context window
- Fewer output tokens per completed task than GLM-5.2
- Plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cline and OpenCode
- 500,000-token context window
- API rates unchanged from Grok 4.5
- 1753 Elo on GDPval-AA knowledge tasks
- Finishes tasks in half the turns Opus 5 takes
Listed limitations
- Reasoning cannot be switched off, which adds latency
- Weights announced but not downloadable yet
- Vendor-reported benchmarks still await independent checks
- Trails GPT-5.6 Sol on terminal benchmarks
- Developer platforms only, with no consumer app rollout
- Cached-input rate crept up from Grok 4.5