GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 24 October 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | GLM-5.3-Flash | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Open weights · also via API | Open weights · also via API |
| Parameters | 321.3 B | 220.5 B |
| Architecture | Glm5NextForConditionalGeneration | MiniMaxM3SparseForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | 1,048,575 | 1,048,576 |
| Licence | mit | other |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Unknown |
| Languages | 2 | — |
| Downloads 30d | 6,319,699 | 1,096 |
| Downloads all time | 10.3 M | 1 K |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-08-25 | 2026-10-17 |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $0.50 | $0.60 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.65 | $0.75 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.03 | $0.015 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 41.8 | 42.7 |
| AA Coding Index | 71.5 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 50.9 | — |
| Max output tokens | 943,717 | 524,288 |
| API providers | 34 | 11 |
| 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
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
$0.75
GLM-5.3-Flash is 1.2× cheaper at list price.
Download trend
89 days of snapshots recorded — chart in 0 days.
10.3 M
GLM-5.3-Flash · all-time downloads
1 K
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash · all-time downloads
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash · fp16
311.2 GB / 24 GB
GLM-5.3-Flash · fp16
409.9 GB / 24 GB