GLM-5.3-Flash vs Gemini 3.7 Flash
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
google · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.75
Output / 1M
$3.75
AA index
39.6
proprietary · 1M context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | GLM-5.3-Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Open weights · also via API | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | 321.3 B | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | Glm5NextForConditionalGeneration | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 1,048,575 | 1,048,576 |
| Licence | mit | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Per API terms |
| Languages | 2 | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | 6,319,699 | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | 10.3 M | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | No | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-08-25 | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.75 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $0.50 | $3.75 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.65 | $4.50 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.03 | $0.075 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| AA Coding Index | 71.5 | 71.5 |
| AA Agentic Index | 50.9 | — |
| Max output tokens | 943,717 | 65,536 |
| API providers | 34 | 2 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
GLM-5.3-Flash
$0.65
Gemini 3.7 Flash
$4.50
GLM-5.3-Flash is 6.9× cheaper at list price.
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
GLM-5.3-Flash · fp16
409.9 GB / 24 GB