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  5. GLM 5.3 PrimevsGrok 3 Mini Beta
Updated Sep 2026

GLM 5.3 PrimevsGrok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper than GLM 5.3 Prime at $0.4/M vs $2.8/M input tokens.

GLM 5.3 Prime and Grok 3 Mini Beta compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.3 PrimeGrok 3 Mini Beta
Input price$2.8/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$8.8/M tokens$0.8/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
GLM 5.3 Prime
GLM 5.3 Prime
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.3 Prime has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs 11x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3 Prime
Input
$2.80
Output
$8.80
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
7.0× cheaper
Output
$0.80
11× cheaper

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper on both: 7.0× input, 11× output.

Where to run it

1 host

GLM 5.3 Prime1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$2.80 in·$8.80 out·1M·99.9% up
Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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GLM 5.3 Prime is developed by Z.ai while Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI. GLM 5.3 Prime has a 1.0M token context window vs Grok 3 Mini Beta's 131K. 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 Prime and Grok 3 Mini Beta 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 Prime costs $2.8/M input tokens and Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens. Grok 3 Mini Beta is $2.40/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 Prime and Grok 3 Mini Beta 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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