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  3. GLM 5.3 Flash vs GPT-6 Astra Pro
Updated Sep 2026

GLM 5.3 Flash vs GPT-6 Astra Pro

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra Pro at $0.15/M vs $10/M input tokens.

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GLM 5.3 Flash
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GPT-6 Astra Pro

Which answer wins?

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra Pro has the edge: bigger model tier. GLM 5.3 Flash costs 100x less per token.

GLM 5.3 Flash and GPT-6 Astra Pro compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.3 FlashGPT-6 Astra Pro
Input price$0.15/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$50/M tokens
Context window1.3M tokens1.1M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Sep 2026
At 10M a month$1.50$1.50$100$100
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it33 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 5.3 Flash31 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • OOpenInferencefp4$0.03 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.2% up
  • RRelace$0.04 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.8% up
  • IInferenceNetfp4$0.04 in·$0.14 out·1M·99.4% up
  • SSail Researchfp8$0.04 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.6% up
  • DDeepInfrafp4$0.07 in·$0.25 out·1M·99.7% up
  • GGMI Cloudfp8$0.09 in·$0.30 out·1M·98.8% up
25 more hostsFewer hosts
  • NNovitafp8$0.11 in·$0.38 out·1M·99.3% up
  • AAtlasCloudfp8$0.12 in·$0.39 out·1M·98.4% up
  • IInceptronfp8$0.12 in·$0.45 out·1M·97.1% up
  • DDecartfp4$0.13 in·$0.42 out·1M·99% up
  • PPhalafp8$0.13 in·$0.42 out·1M·98.5% up
  • SStreamLakefp8$0.13 in·$0.42 out·1M·96.5% up
  • Iio.netfp8$0.14 in·$0.46 out·262k·98.6% up
  • BBasetenfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.3% up
  • CCoreWeavenvfp4$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.1% up
  • CCrusoefp4$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.8% up
  • DDigitalOcean$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.8% up
  • FFireworks$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.8% up
  • FFriendli$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.4% up
  • Modalnvfp4$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.5% up
  • NNear AIfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98% up
  • PParasailfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.4% up
  • RReka$0.15 in·$0.50 out·262k·99.8% up
  • SSiliconFlowfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.2% up
  • TTogether$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.8% up
  • VVenice$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·96.9% up
  • Z.aifp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.4% up
  • MMorphfp8$0.15 in·$0.54 out·1M·92.2% up
  • NNextBitfp8$0.17 in·$0.55 out·1M·100% up
  • Cloudflare Workers AI$0.30 in·$1.00 out·1.3M·99.8% up
  • WWafer$0.75 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.9% up
GPT-6 Astra Pro2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·100% up
  • OpenAI$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 29 Sep 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GLM 5.3 Flash and GPT-6 Astra Pro?

GLM 5.3 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI while GPT-6 Astra Pro is developed by OpenAI. GLM 5.3 Flash has a 1.3M token context window vs GPT-6 Astra Pro's 1.1M. You can compare their actual outputs across 5 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GLM 5.3 Flash or GPT-6 Astra Pro?

It depends on your use case. GLM 5.3 Flash and GPT-6 Astra Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 5 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GLM 5.3 Flash cost compared to GPT-6 Astra Pro?

GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and GPT-6 Astra Pro costs $10/M input tokens. GLM 5.3 Flash is $9.85/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare GLM 5.3 Flash and GPT-6 Astra Pro on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GLM 5.3 Flash and GPT-6 Astra Pro across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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