# Apodex 1.1 vs GLM-5.3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and GLM-5.3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-glm-5-3
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Apodex 1.1 and GLM-5.3 share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GLM-5.3 has the lower published output-token price.
- GLM-5.3 has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 50.64 | 68.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 26 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 67.9 (Supported · #12/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 88.2% | GLM-5.3 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | 62.5% | GLM-5.3 |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | Coming soon | 28.3% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | Coming soon | 15.0% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 57.5 (Supported · #26/146)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 88.2% | GLM-5.3 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | Coming soon | 28.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 66.9% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 58% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 19.0% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | Coming soon | 78.1% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 42.5% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 39.8% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 30.2% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 95.4% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 19.0 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 77.1 (#12/28)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 61.2 (Supported · #39/174)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 31.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Apodex 1.1 and GLM-5.3?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [Apodex 1.1 vs GLM-5.2](/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-glm-5-2)
- [GLM-5.3 vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3)

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