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GLM 5.3 Flash for math: our test runs

GLM 5.3 Flash ran our 5 math prompts in llmwise, through the same pipeline your messages take. Here's every reply as it came, whether it passed, what it cost and what it counts as on Pro, next to the other models.

Based on 5 of our test runs on , through OpenRouter with the app's own prompt and settings.

Short answer

In our test runs on September 27, 2026, GLM 5.3 Flash passed 5 of 5 of our math prompts (both hard ones): tied 1st of 15 models. Each reply counted as 1 message on Pro, where it has 60 a day, and cost $0.0002 to run on average.

Prompt by prompt

Each of the 5 math prompts, and how GLM 5.3 Flash's reply did.

GLM 5.3 Flash on each math prompt
PromptResultCostTime
A discount, then sales taxEverydayPassed: Final answer 66: right.$0.00012.4 s
Pens at 3 for $4EverydayPassed: Final answer Buy three packs of 3 plus one single pen, costing 13.50: right.$0.000314.6 s
Compound interest over three yearsEverydayPassed: Final answer 315.25: right.$0.00024.9 s
Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9HardPassed: Final answer 165: right.$0.00012.7 s
The highest of three dice is a 5HardPassed: Final answer 61/216: right.$0.00010.9 s

Every math reply from GLM 5.3 Flash

  1. A discount, then sales tax

    An everyday prompt: “A discount, then sales tax”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 66: right.

    Discount: 80 × 0.75 = $60
    Tax: 60 × 1.10 = $66
    
    Final answer: $66

    416 tokens in, 48 out (15 of them reasoning) · 2.4 s · $0.0001 · 1 message on Pro · answered by z-ai/glm-5.3-flash via AtlasCloud ·

  2. Pens at 3 for $4

    An everyday prompt: “Pens at 3 for $4”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer Buy three packs of 3 plus one single pen, costing 13.50: right.

    **Working:**
    - 10 = 3a + b, where a = packs of 3 ($4 each), b = singles ($1.50 each)
    - a=3, b=1: 3×$4 + $1.50 = **$13.50**
    - a=2, b=4: $8 + $6.00 = $14.00
    - a=1, b=7: $4 + $10.50 = $14.50
    - a=0, b=10: $15.00
    
    Buying 12 pens (4 packs) would cost $16 but exceeds 10, so it doesn't qualify.
    
    Final answer: Buy three packs of 3 plus one single pen, costing $13.50

    418 tokens in, 393 out (232 of them reasoning) · 14.6 s · $0.0003 · 1 message on Pro · answered by z-ai/glm-5.3-flash via Wafer ·

  3. Compound interest over three years

    An everyday prompt: “Compound interest over three years”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 315.25: right.

    **Working:**
    - Formula: A = P(1 + r)ⁿ = 2000 × (1.05)³
    - (1.05)³ = 1.157625
    - A = 2000 × 1.157625 = $2,315.25
    - Interest earned = 2,315.25 − 2,000 = $315.25
    
    Final answer: $315.25

    417 tokens in, 165 out (71 of them reasoning) · 4.9 s · $0.0002 · 1 message on Pro · answered by z-ai/glm-5.3-flash via Wafer ·

  4. Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9

    A hard prompt: “Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 165: right.

    We need digits d₁+d₂+d₃+d₄ = 9 with d₁ ≥ 1 (thousands digit), others 0–9 (no digit can exceed 9 since the sum is 9, so that constraint is automatic).
    
    Substitute e₁ = d₁ − 1 ≥ 0: e₁+d₂+d₃+d₄ = 8.
    
    Number of nonnegative solutions: C(8+4−1, 4−1) = C(11,3) = 165.
    
    Final answer: 165

    393 tokens in, 171 out (54 of them reasoning) · 2.7 s · $0.0001 · 1 message on Pro · answered by z-ai/glm-5.3-flash via Together ·

  5. The highest of three dice is a 5

    A hard prompt: “The highest of three dice is a 5”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 61/216: right.

    P(max ≤ 5) = (5/6)³ = 125/216, P(max ≤ 4) = (4/6)³ = 64/216.
    
    So P(max = 5) = 125/216 − 64/216 = 61/216.
    
    Final answer: 61/216

    409 tokens in, 97 out (27 of them reasoning) · 0.9 s · $0.0001 · 1 message on Pro · answered by z-ai/glm-5.3-flash via Together ·

How it compares on math

GLM 5.3 Flash beside the job's picks among every model. 14 models share the hard-problems pick, GLM 5.3 Flash among them.

GLM 5.3 Flash beside other models on math
ModelPassedOn ProCost per reply
GLM 5.3Our pick: hard problems (shared), best value5 of 5250 a month on Pro$0.0004
GLM 5.3 FlashOur pick: hard problems (shared), everyday5 of 560 a day on Pro$0.0002
On Pro: Pro's count on each model. Cost: what OpenRouter charged us per reply, on average.

Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.

How these runs were done

Final answer. Automatic. The reply's last “Final answer:” line must hold the right value.

How the runs were done, and every math prompt.

GLM 5.3 Flash, and math, elsewhere

Questions

Is GLM 5.3 Flash good for math?

In our test runs it passed 5 of 5 math prompts, tied 1st of the 15 models in llmwise. Every reply is on this page, so you can judge them yourself.

How many of my messages does a math reply from GLM 5.3 Flash use?

1 message each on Pro, where it has 60 a day on Pro. The price of a message is fixed and shown before you send it, however long the reply.

How were these runs done?

The same way for every model: each prompt sent through llmwise's own pipeline, each reply checked the same way. The methods page has every prompt and how each is scored.

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