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| Attribute | GLM 5.3glm-5.3 | Grok 4.6grok-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input | $1.40 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output | $4.40 / 1M | $6.00 / 1M |
| Cache Write (5m) | $1.40 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Cache Write (1h) | $1.40 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Cache Read | $1.40 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Web Search | $0 / 1M | $0 / 1M |
| Context | ||
| Max context | 1M | 500K |
| Max output | N/A | N/A |
| Capabilities | ||
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| JSON Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Catalogue | ||
| Provider | Z.AI | xAI |
| Category | chat | chat |
| Charge type | Pay As You Go | Pay As You Go |
| Released | — | — |
| Description | ||
| Summary | GLM-5.3 is Z.ai's large-scale reasoning model designed for complex software engineering and long-horizon agentic workflows. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, enabling sustained reasoning across large codebases and extended multi-step tasks. Building on GLM-5.2, it delivers stronger coding performance while improving the balance between capability and token efficiency, making it well suited for autonomous coding agents, large-scale engineering workflows, and complex task execution. | Grok 4.6 is SpaceXAI's smartest frontier model, delivering top-tier performance across coding, knowledge work, and STEM reasoning. It is designed for demanding technical and professional workloads that require strong problem solving, accurate instruction following, and reliable execution. Optimized for software engineering, scientific analysis, and complex knowledge tasks, Grok 4.6 is well suited for advanced coding, research, and agentic workflows where high capability and reasoning quality are critical. |