GLM-5.3 Flash vs LFM2.5-VL-3B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
GLM-5.3 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI, while LFM2.5-VL-3B comes from Liquid AI. Both were released in August 2026. GLM-5.3 Flash is the larger model at roughly 320 billion parameters, against 3 billion for LFM2.5-VL-3B.
We have 16 benchmark results for GLM-5.3 Flash and 23 benchmark results for LFM2.5-VL-3B, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.
GLM-5.3 Flash is available through an API at $0.15 per million input tokens with a 1M-token context window. We do not track a hosted API for LFM2.5-VL-3B, so pricing and context cannot be compared directly.
| Characteristic | GLM-5.3 Flash | LFM2.5-VL-3B |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Zhipu AI | Liquid AI |
| Release Date | August 26, 2026 | August 12, 2026 |
| Parameters | 320B | 3B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | — |
| Context (output) | 131K | — |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.15 | — |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.50 | — |
| Average Score | 64.1% | 63.7% |
Verdict
GLM-5.3 Flash leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: GLM-5.3 Flash — 0.6, LFM2.5-VL-3B — 0.6.
GLM-5.3 Flash is newer: released 8/26/2026 vs 8/12/2026.
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The GLM-5.3 Flash and LFM2.5-VL-3B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GLM-5.3 Flash or LFM2.5-VL-3B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.