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GLM-5.3 (Max) vs Kimi K3 (Max)
GLM-5.3 (Max) and Kimi K3 (Max) are about even on Arena (1471 vs 1475): in a blind vote each wins about half the time.
GLM-5.3 (Max)1471Arena chat · #27 of 416
Kimi K3 (Max)1475Arena chat · #25 of 416
Arena scores by category
| Category | GLM-5.3 (Max) | Kimi K3 (Max) | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | 1471 | 1475 | about even |
| Coding | 1622 | 1655 | Kimi K3 (Max) |
Scores from blind human votes on Arena. A gap under 10 points is too small to call.
Size and where to use them free
| GLM-5.3 (Max) | Kimi K3 (Max) | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | zai | moonshot |
| Size | 753.3 B (51.2 B active) | 2779.9 B (105.8 B active) |
| 4-bit download | 458 GB | 1686 GB |
| Use it free | download and run at home · MIT license | download and run at home · Kimi K3 license license |
Speed at home
| Hardware | GLM-5.3 (Max) | Kimi K3 (Max) |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3090 | does not fit | does not fit |
| RTX 4090 | does not fit | does not fit |
| RTX 5090 | does not fit | does not fit |
| RX 7900 XTX | does not fit | does not fit |
| Mac M4 Max 128 GB | does not fit | does not fit |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128 GB | does not fit | does not fit |
Estimates at 4-bit with an 8K context, 64 GB of system RAM for offload, calibrated on 44 real llama.cpp tests.
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