Grok Build 0.1 vs GLM 5.3
Market Position
LiveBench Quality Versus Estimated Output Cost
This current-market view appears only when both compared models are reviewed current models with publisher-reported LiveBench token accounting and current sourced USD output rates.
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | Grok Build 0.1 | GLM-5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | #1 of 36$0.0020 per LiveBench case | #28 of 36$0.248 per LiveBench case |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | GLM-5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Agent Arenaagent-2026-08-31-011508720696 · outcome_score · leader | -11.3185% of row best · score · Grok Build 0.1; 95% CI [-12.50212956, -10.11963476]; sessions 74459; observations 5587414; rank 53 | 3.82100% of row best · score · GLM 5.3 (Max); 95% CI [3.01733683, 4.62585790]; sessions 41022; observations 2958163; rank 20 |
| LiveBench2026-06-25 · overall · leader | 71.0990% of row best · percent · grok-build-0.1 · 980 output tokens / case | 79.15100% of row best · percent · glm-5.3 · 62,090 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Grok Build 0.1 | GLM-5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | xAI | Z.ai |
| Family | Grok Build | Glm 5 3 |
| Model | Grok Build 0.1 | GLM-5.3 |
| Version | Grok Build 0.1 | GLM-5.3 |
| Lifecycle | preview | active |
| Released | 2026-05-29 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 256K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Xai (Standard) | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Together Ai (Standard), Z.ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools | agents, chat, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
13 comparable fields · 9 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Grok Build 0.1 Capabilities
GLM 5.3 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Grok Build 0.1 vs GLM 5.3 FAQs
Is Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Grok Build 0.1 and GLM 5.3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
Grok Build 0.1 is $1.00 and GLM 5.3 is $1.20 per million tokens, so Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper on this metric. Grok Build 0.1 is $2.00 and GLM 5.3 is $4.00 per million tokens, so Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
GLM 5.3 has the larger sourced context window. Grok Build 0.1 supports 256K and GLM 5.3 supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
GLM 5.3 leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 2 protocol-matched benchmarks from 2 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.
Can Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Grok Build 0.1 is not marked open weight; GLM 5.3 is not marked open weight.
Can Grok Build 0.1 and GLM 5.3 understand images?+
Grok Build 0.1 is documented with image input; GLM 5.3 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Grok Build 0.1 is — and GLM 5.3 is 131K.
Do Grok Build 0.1 and GLM 5.3 support reasoning and tool use?+
Grok Build 0.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GLM 5.3: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
Grok Build 0.1 has 1 sourced provider route; GLM 5.3 has 4, so GLM 5.3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Grok Build 0.1 or GLM 5.3?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.