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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.3

Comparing Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Anthropic · Zhipu AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3 trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

On price, Claude Haiku 4.5 is roughly 1.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

GLM-5.3 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Haiku 4.5

  • cost matters — it's about 1.1x cheaper per token

Choose GLM-5.3

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
GLM-5.3
Zhipu AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.00 / M
$1.40 / M
Output price
$5.00 / M
$4.40 / M
Context window
200,000
1,000,000
Released
Oct 2025
Aug 2026
License
Proprietary
Unknown

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude Haiku 4.5 costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00/1M tokens) is 1.4x cheaper than GLM-5.3 ($1.40/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 1.1x more expensive than GLM-5.3 ($4.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GLM-5.3 is more expensive than Claude Haiku 4.5.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerAnthropic
Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
Input tokens$1.40
Output tokens$4.40
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GLM-5.3 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude Haiku 4.5's 200,000 tokens. GLM-5.3 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Haiku 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5.3 does not.

Claude Haiku 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-5.3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 4.5 was released on 2025-10-15, while GLM-5.3 was released on 2026-08-14.

GLM-5.3 is 10 months newer than Claude Haiku 4.5.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Oct 15, 2025

10 months ago

GLM-5.3

Aug 14, 2026

1 weeks ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while GLM-5.3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 4.5's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-5.3's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Feb 2025

GLM-5.3

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 4.5 is available from Anthropic, Vertex AI. GLM-5.3 is available from ZAI.

Claude Haiku 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
vertex logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

GLM-5.3

z logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $1.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 4.5
✓ Preferred
GLM-5.3
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.3.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5.3?

Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) and GLM-5.3 (Zhipu AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Claude Haiku 4.5 compare to GLM-5.3 in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores Tau2 Retail: 83.2%, MMMLU: 83.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 83.0%, AIME 2025: 80.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.3%. GLM-5.3 scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.2%, CyberGym: 84.5%, FrontierSWE: 78.1%, Toolathlon: 73.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 66.9%.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 cheaper than GLM-5.3?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1.4x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output via anthropic. GLM-5.3 costs $1.40/M input and $4.40/M output via z.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3?

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens and GLM-5.3 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($1.00 vs $1.40/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM-5.3?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and GLM-5.3 is developed by Zhipu AI.

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