Z.AI GLM 5.3 Flash (Reasoning, Low)

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Z.AI GLM 5.3 Flash (Reasoning, Low)

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Release Date

Aug 26th, 2026

Context Size

Reasoning

Yes

Benchmark Cost

$0.18

Speed

33.6 tok/s

Subcategories

Bad Writing Habits

Detects common prose quality anti-patterns in AI-generated creative writing, including passive voice, past progressive overuse, weak dialogue tags, filter words, purple prose, cliches, AI-ism words/adverbs/names, and more.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Detailed Writing Rules
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	94	91	90	90	88	91%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	92	91	89	87	86	89%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	92	90	89	88	84	88%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	94	90	89	88	82	89%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	94	91	91	85	78	88%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	94	92	90	90	89	91%
Detailed Writing Rules						89.26%
genre
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	82	81	77	77	75	78%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	85	83	79	78	74	80%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	84	84	82	80	79	82%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	90	89	83	83	83	86%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	82	81	79	75	75	79%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	86	86	85	85	83	85%
genre						81.45%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	83	83	83	83	81	83%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	90	89	81	81	71	82%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	88	87	85	85	80	85%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	92	91	90	86	83	88%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	85	85	83	78	77	82%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	90	87	87	84	83	86%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt						84.37%
85.02%

Codex Extraction

Evaluates a model's ability to extract structured codex entries (characters, locations, objects, lore) from prose passages and return them as well-formed XML.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Long: The Spire of Echoes (Dense) Tooling Reasoning	99	99	99	98	97	98%
Medium: The Hollow (Inferred) Tooling Reasoning	98	97	97	96	81	94%
Medium: Through the Thornveil (Scattered) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	98	97	96	97%
Short: The Rusty Lantern (Explicit) Tooling Reasoning	99	99	99	99	99	99%
97.16%

Codex Red Herring (False Positive Detection)

Tests whether models correctly report "no violations" when a codex is fully consistent with the prose passage. Models that hallucinate false violations (false positives) fail. Uses a 2×2 matrix of text length × codex size, with bare and detailed-entry variants.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
basic entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	93%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	93%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
basic entries											96.25%
detailed entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	93%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	93%
detailed entries											96.25%
96.25%

Codex Violation Detection

Detects factual inconsistencies between a story bible and prose passages. The model must output structured XML identifying each violation with paragraph number and substring.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
matrix
Large codex (40 entries), long passage (1,019 words) Tooling Reasoning	99	98	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	90	95%
Large codex (40 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	98	96	96	96	96	94	97%
Small codex (7 entries), long passage (734 words) Tooling Reasoning	97	92	92	88	88	84	83	83	79	79	87%
Small codex (7 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
matrix											94.76%
tiers
5 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	79	98%
20 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	97	97	97	96	89	98%
40 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	92	92	92	92	88	95%
tiers											97.74%
96.25%

Data extraction

Extract key details from a given block of text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
All valid emails Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Contextual pronoun Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Fruits excluding citrus Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Future event time Reasoning	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50%
Guess the pet Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Highest-rated movie Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Indirect birth year Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What instrument does Lucy play? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What's the color of the car? Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the sister? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the tallest? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
95.45%

Dialogue tags

Various tasks related to dialogue tags in text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
dialogue-200
Write 200 words with 10% dialogue Rule Following Utility	94	91	86	68	68	67	50	50	50	50	67%
Write 200 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	47	0	44%
Write 200 words with 90% dialogue Rule Following Utility	100	92	76	76	68	68	67	59	49	19	67%
dialogue-200											59.71%
dialogue-500
Write 500 words with 30% dialogue Rule Following Utility	50	50	30	18	18	18	14	3	0	0	20%
Write 500 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	79	50	48	47	47	30	26	0	0	0	33%
Write 500 words with 70% dialogue Rule Following Utility	50	50	47	38	38	3	0	0	0	0	22%
dialogue-500											25.02%
Ungrouped
Write unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50.60%

Language Comprehension

Does the model understand more than just English?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Asking for directions (Dutch) Language	100	100	100	100	0	80%
Asking for directions (German) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (German) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (Tagalog) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
95.00%

Language Writing

Can the model generate text in different languages?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Character dialogue (French) in a story Language	100	100	100	91	91	96%
Character dialogue (German) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Hindi) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Italian) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Spanish) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
99.27%

N-Length Sentences

Write sentences with exactly N words

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Write sentences with 5 words each Utility	100	100	100	98	98	96	96	96	94	85	96%
Write sentences with 10 words each Utility	100	100	97	96	95	85	82	81	73	59	87%
Write sentences with 20 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	65	40	90%
90.97%

Novel outline

Handle questions about the outline of a novel in various formats

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
outline-count
Count acts Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count chapters Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count scenes Utility	100	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%
outline-count											80.00%
pov-count
Count point of views for Jack and Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	50	0	80%
Count point of views for Jack Harper Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count point of views for Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
pov-count											93.33%
86.67%

Relationship tree

Extracts a deterministic XML family and relationship tree from cumulative literary prose.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Core relationship tree Tooling Reasoning Hallucination	87	81	80	80	71	80%
Family relationship tree Tooling Reasoning Hallucination	83	79	76	74	70	77%
78.18%

Text Replacement

Tests deterministic text transformations: renaming characters/locations, expanding contractions, tense rewriting, POV shifts, gender swaps, combined transformations, and word avoidance. Scored by checking each expected change independently.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	Total
Generic Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	91	90	89	96%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	97	96	96	95	95	92	36	87%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99%
Generic Prompt								97.78%
Specific Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	89	61	33	83%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	98	98	98	98	98	98	90	97%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	99	98	100%
Specific Prompt								97.64%
97.71%

Tool usage within Novelcrafter

Output messages that are related to tool usage within Novelcrafter

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Create alternate prose sections Tooling	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Voice/dialogue sheets

Extract dialogue from given text as voice sheets.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Multiple speakers Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	90%
Simple Rule Following	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%
Simple (1-shot) 1-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	0	80%
Simple (5-shot) Few-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	90%
76.00%

Write N of X

Write exactly N words/sentences/paragraphs...

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
paragraphs
1 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
5 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
paragraphs											100.00%
sentences
1 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	100%
20 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	54	95%
50 sentence summary Utility	100	100	98	92	92	92	77	54	54	0	76%
sentences											94.21%
words
10 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	100%
20 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	98	98	98	99%
50 word summary Utility	100	100	98	98	92	77	27	27	2	0	62%
100 word summary Utility	100	100	100	98	92	77	77	54	0	0	70%
200 word summary Utility	98	77	54	54	9	0	0	0	0	0	29%
words											72.10%
87.04%