Zhipu Releases GLM 5.3: 100T Daily Compute on Domestic Chips, Costs Slashed by 90%
oran_ge · x · 2026-08-26
Zhipu released the GLM 5.3 Flash Vision model, featuring a 320B parameter architecture (18B active).
Key Highlights:
- Infrastructure: Global daily supply exceeds 100T compute, fully powered by domestic chips. End-to-end service performance improved by 3x, achieving per-token cost parity with mainstream Nvidia GPUs.
- Performance: Scored 57 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, tying with Opus 4.8.
- Pricing: Limited-time 50% discount, costing just 1/40 of Opus 4.8 and 1/10 of the previous GLM 5.3 generation.
- Multimodality: Native multimodal capabilities allowing iterative visual improvements, including generating kitchen scenes autonomously in Blender.
The model is now live on the official website.
Related event: Zhipu Open-Sources GLM-5.3-Flash: 320B MoE Multimodal at 1/10th the Cost(48 posts)→
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