Bolt usage data: GLM 5.3 Flash takes 54% of prompts among newly offered open models
alifcoder · x · 2026-09-18
After Bolt opened up multiple open models to its 11M+ users with up to 50x usage allowances, it published real usage data from the first three days — not benchmarks:
- 🥇 GLM 5.3 Flash: 54% — the fastest, cheapest option, with prompt sizes up to 2x larger
- 🥈 DeepSeek V4 Pro: 17%
- 🥉 GLM 5.3: 15%
- Kimi K3: 14%
The retweeting author notes open models are no longer the backup plan: when capability is sufficient, builders overwhelmingly pick on speed and price, with Flash usage peaking at 50x baseline.
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