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  5. GLM 5.3 FlashvsLlama 3.1 405B
Updated Aug 2026

GLM 5.3 FlashvsLlama 3.1 405B

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper than Llama 3.1 405B at $0.15/M vs $2.7/M input tokens.

GLM 5.3 Flash and Llama 3.1 405B compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.3 FlashLlama 3.1 405B
Input price$0.15/M tokens$2.7/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$3.1/M tokens
Context window1.3M tokens128K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Jul 2024
Our Verdict
GLM 5.3 Flash
GLM 5.3 Flash
Llama 3.1 405B
Llama 3.1 405B

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GLM 5.3 Flash costs 6.2x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3 Flash
Input
$0.15
18× cheaper
Output
$0.50
6.2× cheaper
Llama 3.1 405B
Input
$2.70
Output
$3.10

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper on both: 18× input, 6.2× output.

Where to run it

29 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 5.3 Flash29 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.07 in·$0.25 out·1M·99% upIInferenceNetfp4$0.09 in·$0.28 out·1M·97.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.09 in·$0.30 out·1M·99.2% upWWafer$0.10 in·$0.35 out·1M·99.8% upRRelace$0.10 in·$0.36 out·1M·99.9% upOOpenInferencefp4$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.2% up
23 more hostsFewer hosts
PPhalafp8$0.13 in·$0.42 out·1M·99.6% upNNovitafp8$0.13 in·$0.44 out·1M·99.5% upSStreamLakefp8$0.14 in·$0.47 out·1M·99.1% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.4% upBBasetenfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.8% upCCoreWeavenvfp4$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.6% upDDigitalOcean$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·95.2% upFFireworks$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99% upFFriendli$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.6% upIInceptronfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.5% upIio.netfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·262k·99.1% upNNear AIfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.1% upPParasailfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.7% upRRekafp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·262k·99% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.7% upTTogether$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.6% upVVenice$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.1% upZ.aifp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·96.2% upNNextBitfp8$0.18 in·$0.60 out·1M·97.9% upModalfp8$0.45 in·$1.50 out·1M·99.6% upMMorphdegraded$0.08 in·$0.28 out·1M·95.9% upCCrusoefp4degraded$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·93% upCloudflare Workers AIdegraded$0.30 in·$1.00 out·1.3M·99.6% up
Llama 3.1 405B

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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FAQ

Common questions

GLM 5.3 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI while Llama 3.1 405B is developed by Meta AI. GLM 5.3 Flash has a 1.3M token context window vs Llama 3.1 405B's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 5 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GLM 5.3 Flash and Llama 3.1 405B 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.

GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and Llama 3.1 405B costs $2.7/M input tokens. GLM 5.3 Flash is $2.55/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GLM 5.3 Flash and Llama 3.1 405B 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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