Compare Ling 3.0 Flash from inclusionai and GLM 5.3 Flash from Z.ai on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.
Ling 3.0 Flash and GLM 5.3 Flash are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
Ling 3.0 Flash, from inclusionai, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.021/M tokens input, $0.063/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
GLM 5.3 Flash, from Z.ai, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.048/M tokens input, $0.16/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| Attribute | Ling 3.0 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.021/M tokens | $0.048/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.063/M tokens | $0.16/M tokens |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 20.1 | 41.8 |
| Coding Index | 50.6 | 71.5 |
| Agentic Index | 19.3 | 50.9 |
| Latency (p50) | 0.78 s | 1.25 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 139.0 tok/s | 64.0 tok/s |
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Ling 3.0 Flash is cheaper than GLM 5.3 Flash on OpenRouter: Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.021/M tokens input and $0.063/M tokens output, while GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.048/M tokens input and $0.16/M tokens output.
GLM 5.3 Flash has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 262,144 tokens for Ling 3.0 Flash.
Ling 3.0 Flash is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 139.0 tokens per second compared with 64.0 tokens per second for GLM 5.3 Flash.
GLM 5.3 Flash scores higher on coding, with an Artificial Analysis Coding Index of 71.5 compared with 50.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash.