The two are evenly matched.GLM-5.3 is better at coding; MiniMax M3.1 Flash at reasoning.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding and reasoning rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs 87% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where GLM-5.3 pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Where MiniMax M3.1 Flash pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningMiniMax M3.1 Flash
- Humanity's Last ExamMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1.142.343.4+1.1
Other results11 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- SWE Refactor BenchMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 12.610.423+12.6
- LOCA-Bench 256KMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1050.360.3+10
- GDP.pdf AAMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 9.611.220.8+9.6
- DeepSWE 1.1MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 6.866.973.7+6.8
- Terminal-Bench 4.0GLM-5.3 by 3.741.838.1+3.7
- NL2RepoMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 3.25861.2+3.2
- CyberGymGLM-5.3 by 2.384.582.2+2.3
- PostTrain Bench v1.1MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1.837.539.3+1.8
- BankerToolBenchMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1.774.576.2+1.7
- Agents' Last ExamMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1.128.529.6+1.1
- PostTrainBenchtie39.839.3tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, GLM-5.3 or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
GLM-5.3 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash each win one of the two areas where both have results. GLM-5.3 wins coding; MiniMax M3.1 Flash wins reasoning. MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs 87% less.
Which is better for coding?
GLM-5.3. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
GLM-5.3 costs $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 and $0.60. That makes MiniMax M3.1 Flash about 87% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 2 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 11 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.