# GLM-5.3-Flash vs Inkling

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-3-flash-vs-inkling
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5.3-Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GLM-5.3-Flash has the higher overall point estimate 57.36 to 53.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 55.7 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 36.6 for Inkling.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 84.3% and 63.8%.
- GLM-5.3-Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 57.36 | 53.4 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $1.87 / $4.68 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 55.7 (Supported · #34/123)
- Inkling public-lane score: 36.6 (Supported · #71/123)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 63.8% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 48.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 26.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 55.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 62.9% | 47.6% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 77.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | Coming soon | 37.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 49.3 (Supported · #42/146)
- Inkling public-lane score: 35.2 (Supported · #77/146)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 63.8% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| DeepSWE | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 56.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.5% | 85.5% | Inkling |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 92.0% | 77.6% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 57.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 18.1% | 4.1% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 17.7 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 77.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 54.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (#11/28)
- Inkling public-lane score: 79.2 (#13/28)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 84 (#14/54)
- Inkling public-lane score: 67.3 (#37/54)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 62.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 89.4% | 82% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| Chartography (tools) | 78.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMVU | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 78.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 60.5 (Supported · #43/177)
- Inkling public-lane score: 55.7 (Supported · #52/177)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 86.4% | 87.1% | Inkling |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.1% | 86.3% | Inkling |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 46% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 30% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling public-lane score: 87.6 (#35/127)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling public-lane score: 81.2 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

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

GLM-5.3-Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 55.7 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 36.6 for Inkling.

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

GLM-5.3-Flash currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling cover on BenchLM?

Inkling currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [GLM-5.3-Flash vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-3-flash)
- [Inkling vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-inkling)
- [GLM-5.3-Flash vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3-flash)
- [Inkling vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-inkling)

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