Fugu Max vs GLM 5.3 FlashX
| Signal | Fugu Max | Delta | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Pricing | 94 | -5 | |
Context window size | 95 | 0 | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 82 | 0 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -77 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
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GLM 5.3 FlashX
right now
77.9
current score
Fugu Max
sakana
GLM 5.3 FlashX
Zhipu AI
GLM 5.3 FlashX saves you $400.50/month
That's $4806.00/year compared to Fugu Max at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Fugu Max | GLM 5.3 FlashX | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 78 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Rank | #246 | #109 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Quality Rank | #246 | #109 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Adoption Rank | #246 | #109 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1000K | 1049K | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Pricing | $2.00/$6.00/M | $0.37/$1.25/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | Fugu Max |
| Pricing | 94 | 99 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Context window size | 95 | 96 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | Fugu Max |
| Output Capacity | 82 | 82 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
| Benchmarks | -- | 77 | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #246), placing it in the top 16% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 78/100 (rank #109), placing it in the top 63% of all 290 models tracked.
GLM 5.3 FlashX has a 38-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose Fugu Max when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose GLM 5.3 FlashX when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
GLM 5.3 FlashX offers 80% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $24.30/month with GLM 5.3 FlashX vs $120.00/month with Fugu Max - a $95.70 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. GLM 5.3 FlashX also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.25/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (78/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GLM 5.3 FlashX clearly outperforms Fugu Max with a significant 37.900000000000006-point lead. For most general use cases, GLM 5.3 FlashX is the stronger choice. However, Fugu Max may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Fugu Max
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GLM 5.3 FlashX
80% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Fugu Max
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Fugu Max
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Fugu Max
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by sakana
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | Fugu Max | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Fugu Max
sakana
GLM 5.3 FlashX
Zhipu AI
GLM 5.3 FlashX saves you $8.63/month
That's 80% cheaper than Fugu Max at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Fugu Max | GLM 5.3 FlashX |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1M | 1.0M |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |