GLM-5.3 vs Magistral Medium
GLM-5.3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Zhipu AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GLM-5.3 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Magistral Medium is better at 0 benchmarks. GLM-5.3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose GLM-5.3
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
Choose Magistral Medium
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GLM-5.3 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Magistral Medium is better at 0 benchmarks.
GLM-5.3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
GLM-5.3 has 729.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 3037.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GLM-5.3 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only GLM-5.3 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5.3 does not.
Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GLM-5.3
Magistral Medium
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GLM-5.3 was released on 2026-08-14, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.
GLM-5.3 is 14 months newer than Magistral Medium.
Aug 14, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.2yr newerJun 10, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while GLM-5.3's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-5.3's cutoff date.
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Jun 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GLM-5.3 and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GLM-5.3 vs Magistral Medium.