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Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-23.
| Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | z-ai | openai |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Benchmark Score | 70.6 | 71.1 |
| Input Price | $0.06/M | $1.00/M |
| Output Price | $0.20/M | $6.00/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,050,000 |
| Max Output | 131,072 | 128,000 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
| Benchmark Scores | ||
| ai_index | 69.0 | 69.4 |
Who wins by task?
| Task | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch) |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 142 | 141 |
| Code Review | 145 | 145 |
| Code Completion | 133 | 120 |
| Code Refactoring | 147 | 147 |
| Bug Fixing | 149 | 149 |
| Code Documentation | 138 | 136 |
| Regex Writing | 126 | 125 |
| Data Analysis | 134 | 134 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 136 | 136 |
| JSON Extraction | 131 | 122 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 119 |
| OCR / Document Parsing | 134 | 134 |
| Table Extraction from PDFs | 134 | 134 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 149 | 148 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 127 | 118 |
| Blog Post Writing | 130 | 129 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →
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