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GLM-5.3 vs Parse

Comparing GLM-5.3 and Parse across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Zhipu AI · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

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

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 LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GLM-5.3

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window

Choose Parse

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
Input price
$1.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$4.40 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
8,192

Individual benchmarks

17 reported for GLM-5.3 · 1 for Parse

No common benchmarks found

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

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

750.7B diff

GLM-5.3 has 750.7B more parameters than Parse, making it 32639.1% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
753.0Bparameters
Cohere
Parse
2.3Bparameters
753.0B
GLM-5.3
2.3B
Parse

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GLM-5.3 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Parse's 8,192 tokens. Only GLM-5.3 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Cohere
Parse
Input8,192 tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Parse supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-5.3 does not.

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

GLM-5.3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Parse

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-5.3 was released on 2026-08-14, while Parse was released on 2026-08-27.

Parse is 0 month newer than GLM-5.3.

GLM-5.3

Aug 14, 2026

2 weeks ago

Parse

Aug 27, 2026

6 days ago

1w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

GLM-5.3 is available from FriendliAI, Novita, ZAI. Parse is available from Azure, Cohere.

GLM-5.3

friendli logo
FriendliAI
Input Price:Input: $1.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.40/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $1.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.40/1M
z logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $1.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.40/1M

Parse

azure logo
Azure
cohere logo
Cohere
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

GLM-5.3
✓ Preferred
Parse
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FAQ

Common questions about GLM-5.3 vs Parse.

Which is better, GLM-5.3 or Parse?

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

How does GLM-5.3 compare to Parse in benchmarks?

GLM-5.3 scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.2%, CyberGym: 84.5%, FrontierSWE: 78.1%, Toolathlon: 73.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 66.9%. Parse scores ParseBench: 79.2%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-5.3 and Parse?

GLM-5.3 supports 1.0M tokens and Parse supports 8K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GLM-5.3 and Parse?

Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 8K), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Unknown vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-5.3 and Parse?

GLM-5.3 is developed by Zhipu AI and Parse is developed by Cohere.