# GLM-5.3 vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.3 and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-3-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5.3 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 has the higher overall point estimate 65.7 to 28.63. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 67.4 for GLM-5.3 and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 88.2% and 46.2%.
- GLM-5.3 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.3 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Ornith AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 65.7 | 28.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #12/119)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 18 (Estimated · #101/119)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.2% | 46.2% | GLM-5.3 |
| terminalBench3 | 28.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 84.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 15.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 73.0% | 41.2% | GLM-5.3 |
| AutomationBench | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 28.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 62.5% | 30.5% | GLM-5.3 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 71.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 54.2% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 59.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 56.4% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 56.6 (Supported · #27/144)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.2% | 46.2% | GLM-5.3 |
| terminalBench3 | 28.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 66.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 58% | 32.4% | GLM-5.3 |
| ProgramBench | 19.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | 78.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 42.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | 39.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 78.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 60.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 30.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 70.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 47.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 77.1 (#12/27)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: 61.5 (Supported · #38/171)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #134/171)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 86.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 86.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 20.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.3 | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 31.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.3 or Ornith-1.5-9B?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.3 and Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 67.4 for GLM-5.3 and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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