GLM-5.3 Flash costs 17x less with slight accuracy drop
zainhas · x · 2026-08-29
Comparison of GLM-5.3 vs. distilled GLM-5.3 Flash:
- Accuracy: 69.0% vs. 63.4% (Flash slightly lower)
- Cost/Task: $3.99 vs. $0.24 (Flash is 17x cheaper)
- Speed: 17s vs. 12s per step (Flash 27% faster)
- Tokens: 80k vs. 73k (Flash uses fewer)
Strategy: Flash is extremely cost-effective if latency isn't critical. For best results, use Flash as a first pass (escalating to Full on failure) or orchestrate Flash subagents via the Full model.
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