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GLM-5.3 vs Phi 4 Mini

Comparing GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Zhipu AI · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Mini trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose GLM-5.3

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

Choose Phi 4 Mini

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-5.3
Zhipu AI
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$4.40 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Released
Aug 2026
Feb 2025
License
Unknown
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Minidon'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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

749.2B diff

GLM-5.3 has 749.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 19509.4% larger.

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
753.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
753.0B
GLM-5.3
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

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).

Zhipu AI
GLM-5.3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-5.3 was released on 2026-08-14, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

GLM-5.3 is 19 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

GLM-5.3

Aug 14, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while GLM-5.3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-5.3's cutoff date.

GLM-5.3

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-5.3
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about GLM-5.3 vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, GLM-5.3 or Phi 4 Mini?

GLM-5.3 (Zhipu AI) and Phi 4 Mini (Microsoft) 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 Phi 4 Mini 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%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Mini?

GLM-5.3 supports 1.0M tokens and Phi 4 Mini supports an unknown number of 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 Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include licensing (Unknown vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-5.3 and Phi 4 Mini?

GLM-5.3 is developed by Zhipu AI and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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