# Claude Fable 5.2 vs GLM-5.3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.2 and GLM-5.3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-2-vs-glm-5-3
- Last updated: November 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Fable 5.2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Fable 5.2 has the higher overall point estimate 91.19 to 61.19. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 97.6 for Claude Fable 5.2 and 58.5 for GLM-5.3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is ProgramBench in Coding, with scores of 85.6% and 19.0%.
- GLM-5.3 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 91.19 | 61.19 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 36 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $8.00 / $40.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Estimated · #1/132)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 67.9 (Supported · #13/132)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 67.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 | 74.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 51.4% | 48.2% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 89.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WANDR | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Remote Labor Index | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RoboDojo Sim | 64.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.1 | Coming soon | 41.20% | Coming soon |
| Finch | Coming soon | 65.1% | Coming soon |
| b3 Agent Security | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |
| Cyber Misuse Refusal | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 88.2% | 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 |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 62.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | Coming soon | 39.2% | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | Coming soon | 71.8% | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | Coming soon | 0% | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench | Coming soon | 42.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 86.9 (Estimated · #1/158)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 55.4 (Supported · #31/158)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 96.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multimodal | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 74.3% | 66.9% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 69.9% | 30.2% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| ProgramBench | 85.6% | 19.0% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 49.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 60.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 88.2% | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | Coming soon | 28.3% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 58% | 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 |
| 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: Claude Fable 5.2
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Supported · #1/157)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 56.7 (Supported · #41/157)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-3 | 65.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 Provider Adapter | 94.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| STEM Professor Bench | 61.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (Estimated · #1/67)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 73.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | 72.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BenchCAD 2.1 | 75.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BenchCAD 2.1 (tools) | 83.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Claude Fable 5.2
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 97.6 (Supported · #1/179)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 58.5 (Supported · #50/179)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PhysicianBench | 64.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GMMLU | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MILU | 94.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 31.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 68 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 68.772% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 29.268% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.2 or GLM-5.3?

Claude Fable 5.2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Fable 5.2 and GLM-5.3?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 97.6 for Claude Fable 5.2 and 58.5 for GLM-5.3.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Fable 5.2 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Fable 5.2 currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.3 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.3 currently has 36 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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