GLM-5.3: score and benchmark evidence

Historical release · · Z.ai

103.3 points · Rank 8 among 19 ranked models · Stability range 95.5–108.6 points.

Rank follows the point estimate; it does not establish statistically significant superiority. The scale is anchored at mean 100, SD 15 in the frozen calibration cohort, not human IQ or a percentage.

Release tli-2026-v4.2-2026-09-05. Methodology and limitations for this release.

This page preserves historical evidence. See the current model record.

Capability domains

Domain scores use calibration-cohort standard-deviation units. Unmeasured domains are shown as unavailable, not zero.

DomainScore (SD units)Observed benchmarks
Knowledge & reasoning-0.5711
Coding & software engineering0.6715
Agentic tool & computer use0.438
Professional & real-world work0.5312
Multimodal & vision-0.121
Cybersecurity0.383
Preference & communication0.272

Published benchmark evidence

52 results contribute to this score, from 52 collected results. Counts are not independent sample sizes.

This older release did not preserve per-model source records in its public snapshot. The archived scores remain available, but the current model record's evidence should not be treated as the source for these historical values.

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