# Gemini 3.6 Flash vs GLM-5.3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.6 Flash and GLM-5.3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-6-flash-vs-glm-5-3
- Last updated: September 28, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.3 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3.6 Flash only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-5.3 leads overall 65.44 to 64.56.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 45.2 for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 67.4 for GLM-5.3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is DeepSWE in Coding, with scores of 49.0% and 66.9%.
- GLM-5.3 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.6 Flash | GLM-5.3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.56 | 65.44 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.3
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 45.2 (Supported · #43/117)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #9/117)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OSWorld-Verified | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 73.8% | 71.5% | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
| 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 |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 28.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 62.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.3
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 53.7 (Supported · #33/142)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 56.8 (Supported · #24/142)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 49.0% | 66.9% | GLM-5.3 |
| cursorBench32 | 53.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 88.1% | 80.5% | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 79.6% | 95.4% | GLM-5.3 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 88.2% | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | Coming soon | 28.3% | 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 |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 64 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 77.1 (#11/27)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 83.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemini 3.6 Flash
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 64.3 (Supported · #28/168)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 61.9 (Supported · #35/168)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 93.4% | 88.1% | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.3% | 86.8% | Gemini 3.6 Flash |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Flash or GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.6 Flash and GLM-5.3?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 45.2 for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 67.4 for GLM-5.3.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.6 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.6 Flash currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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

GLM-5.3 currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [Gemini 3.6 Flash vs GLM-5.2](/compare/gemini-3-6-flash-vs-glm-5-2)
- [GLM-5.3 vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3)
- [Gemini 3.6 Flash vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/gemini-3-6-flash-vs-glm-5-3-flash)
- [GLM-5.3 vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-3-flash)

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