# GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5 (Reasoning) and Grok 4.3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-reasoning-vs-grok-4-3
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for GLM-5 (Reasoning) and Grok 4.3.

## Summary

- GLM-5 (Reasoning) and Grok 4.3 do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | Grok 4.3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | xAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 57.43 | 59.73 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.00 / $3.20 | $1.25 / $2.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 26.9 (Supported · #144/152)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | Grok 4.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 43.86% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 12.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 41.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 33.6 (Supported · #131/151)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | Grok 4.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 23.36% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 71.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 65.6 (#25/48)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 65.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 57 (Supported · #44/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | Grok 4.3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 91.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4.3 public-lane score: 94.4 (#2/123)

## FAQ

### Can I compare GLM-5 (Reasoning) and Grok 4.3 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
- [Grok 4.3 vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-grok-4-3)
- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
- [Grok 4.3 vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-grok-4-3)

## Explore More

- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) profile](/models/glm-5-reasoning)
- [Grok 4.3 profile](/models/grok-4-3)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)