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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.3

Close to a tie overall. Gemini 3.7 Flash costs 10% less for the same work.

Gemini 3.7 Flash

by Google · #11 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
1M
Input / 1M
$0.75
Output / 1M
$3.75

GLM 5.3

by Z.ai · #10 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
1M
Input / 1M
$0.90
Output / 1M
$4.00

Better overall

About even

Grade 83.5 vs 83.8

Cheaper

Gemini 3.7 Flash

10% less, $1.50 vs $1.68 blended

Larger context

GLM 5.3

1M vs 1M tokens

Terminal-Bench 3.0

GLM 5.3

14.9% vs 28.3%

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Terminal-Bench 3.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Aug 25, 2026 · reference
Terminal-Bench 2.1% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Aug 25, 2026 · reference

Gemini 3.7 FlashGLM 5.3v = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

Gemini 3.7 Flash$300 /month
GLM 5.3$340 /month

Gemini 3.7 Flash saves you $40.00 a month at this usage, $480 a year.

At a glance

AttributeGemini 3.7 FlashGLM 5.3
Made byGoogleZ.ai
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeExcellent · 83.5Excellent · 83.8
Overall rank#11 of 67#10 of 67
Input price$0.75 per 1M$0.90 per 1M
Output price$3.75 per 1M$4.00 per 1M
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Reasoning levelsYesNo
Reads imagesYesNo
Model IDgemini-3.7-flashglm-5.3

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "gemini-3.7-flash", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "glm-5.3", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash or GLM 5.3 better?

They grade within two points of each other (83.5 and 83.8), so pick on price and the benchmarks that match your work.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.7 Flash or GLM 5.3?

Gemini 3.7 Flash: $0.75 in and $3.75 out per million tokens, against $0.90 and $4.00 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

GLM 5.3, with 1,048,576 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), Terminal-Bench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.