# Gemini 4 Argon vs GLM-5.3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-5.3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-glm-5-3
- Last updated: September 30, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.3 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 4 Argon 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 64.79 to 64.59.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 68.4 for Gemini 4 Argon and 56.8 for GLM-5.3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) in Instruction Following, with scores of 0.7% and 31.5%.
- GLM-5.3 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GLM-5.3 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | null | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.59 | 64.79 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 63.7 (Estimated · #14/119)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 67.5 (Supported · #9/119)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 51.3% | 48.2% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 57.40% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 39.5% | 28.5% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 69.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 68.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 (6x verifier timeout) | 57.6% | Coming soon | 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 |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 62.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 4 Argon
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 68.4 (Supported · #8/144)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 56.8 (Supported · #25/144)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 77.9% | 66.9% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 55.1% | 30.2% | Gemini 4 Argon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 91.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 45.3% | 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 |
| 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 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 95.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 77.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 77.1 (#12/27)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Graphwalks BFS 128K | 99.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 84.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 71.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LVBench | 91.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemini 4 Argon
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: 72.9 (Supported · #11/170)
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 61.7 (Supported · #37/170)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LABBench2 | 88.8% | 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: Not comparable
- Gemini 4 Argon public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | GLM-5.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 0.7% | 31.5% | Gemini 4 Argon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 4 Argon or GLM-5.3?

GLM-5.3 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 4 Argon and GLM-5.3?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 68.4 for Gemini 4 Argon and 56.8 for GLM-5.3.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 4 Argon cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 4 Argon currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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

GLM-5.3 currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [GLM-5.3 vs GLM-5.3-Flash](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-3-flash)

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