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GLM-5.3 vs Muse Spark 1.3

GLM-5.3Z.ai
Muse Spark 1.3Meta
Our take

Muse Spark 1.3 wins 3 of 4 categories and costs less: 1.1× cheaper for everyday text work. Easy pick.

Overall6168Best
Coding6875Best
Writing7070
Support6771Best
Value5462Best
Input / 1M$1.40$1.25Best
Output / 1M$4.40$4.25Best
Blended / 1M$2.15$2.00Best
Context window1M1MBest
Open weightsYesNo
Released14 Aug 20262 Sept 2026

Your monthly bill

50k
GLM-5.3$430
Muse Spark 1.3$400Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.