# GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiniMax M3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.3-Flash and MiniMax M3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-3-flash-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- 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 54.65. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 84 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 60 for MiniMax M3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 84.3% and 66.0%.
- 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 | MiniMax M3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 57.36 | 54.65 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 27 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 55.7 (Supported · #34/123)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 40.3 (Supported · #61/123)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 66.0% | 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% | 53.6% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.1% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 19.8% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 49.3 (Supported · #42/146)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 37.3 (Supported · #70/146)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.3% | 66.0% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| DeepSWE | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 56.3% | 42.1% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.5% | 82.2% | MiniMax M3 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 92.0% | 75.0% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 57.3% | 48.4% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 18.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | 17.7 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |
| VIBE V2 | Coming soon | 50.1% | Coming soon |
| SVG-Bench | Coming soon | 63.7% | Coming soon |
| KernelBench Hard | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (#11/28)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 83.1 (#5/28)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 84 (#14/54)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 60 (#43/54)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 62.4% | 45.1% | GLM-5.3-Flash |
| CharXiv | 89.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 78.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMVU | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 78.1% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.3-Flash
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: 60.5 (Supported · #43/177)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 50 (Supported · #75/177)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 86.4% | 92.7% | MiniMax M3 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.1% | 84.2% | GLM-5.3-Flash |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 93.8 (#5/127)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3-Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.3-Flash or MiniMax M3?

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 MiniMax M3?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 84 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 60 for MiniMax M3.

### 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 MiniMax M3 cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3 currently has 27 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [MiniMax M3 vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-minimax-m3)
- [GLM-5.3-Flash vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-3-flash)
- [MiniMax M3 vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-minimax-m3)

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