{
  "id": 2827977,
  "title": "GLM-5.3 (open-weight) beat Anthropic/OpenAI models – for 1/5 the cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/glm-5-3-open-weight-beat-anthropic-openai-models-for-1-5-the-cost",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-23T16:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://reinvently.co.uk/tools/ed-o-meter/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The latest real-world tests compared various large language models (LLMs), revealing that GLM-5.3, an open-weight model, outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI models with a notable 9.3 rubric score. Despite performing all five tasks at a 100% success rate, GLM-5.3's primary advantage is its significantly lower cost, at $0.28 per lap, compared to other models. This is achieved through a 16.3-second median time-to-first-token, which is slower than competitors like GPT-5.5. The tests, conducted over a period of five corners covering coding, data development, real-world application, security, and tool use, highlight the balance between speed, cost, and performance in evaluating these advanced AI systems.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}