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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GLM 5.3

At a glance

Anthropic's Sonnet-class model for well-scoped everyday work, a direct upgrade over Claude Sonnet 5.

1M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M

Z.ai's large-scale reasoning flagship for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks.

1.0M ctx$0.22/$3.39 per M
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science5%95.6%Factual Recall13%46.5%
Math
Competition Math10%100.0%
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper75%
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science90.9%Factual Recall41.0%
Math
Competition Math91.1%
Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Sep 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
256K
Max output
Aug 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input89%$0.22/M tokens
Output66%$3.39/M tokens
Cache read11%$0.18/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GLM 5.3▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GLM 5.3?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GLM 5.3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GLM 5.3?

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GLM 5.3 has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5.5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. GLM 5.3: $0.22 input / $3.39 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GLM 5.3?

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GLM 5.3 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1M tokens vs GLM 5.3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GLM 5.3 support vision?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports vision/image input, but GLM 5.3 does not.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GLM 5.3?

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Key differences: GLM 5.3 is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GLM 5.3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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