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MiniMax M3 vs GLM 5.3

GLM 5.3 leads llmrun Score 130.1 to 112.5; neither fits 24 GB.

Model A · MiniMax

MiniMax M3
112.5llmrun Score

427.0B · 19.8B active · 1M context · Other · Jun 2026

VisionFunctions

Model B · Z.ai

GLM 5.3
130.1llmrun Score

753.3B · 41.8B active · 1M context · Other · Aug 2026

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose MiniMax M3 if you want…

  • Lighter on memory

    256.7 vs 456.2 GB at Q4_K_M

  • Also does vision

    GLM 5.3 doesn't list it

Choose GLM 5.3 if you want…

  • Higher llmrun Score

    130.1 vs 112.5

  • Stronger at math

    128.6 vs 106.1

  • Stronger at reasoning

    130.1 vs 107.9

  • Ahead on the benchmarks

    18 of 19 shared boards

  • Also does chat

    MiniMax M3 doesn't list it

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

MiniMax M3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 119.2 GB

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

MiniMax M3

IQ2_XXS · ~38 tok/s

119.2 GB · up to 64Kfits

GLM 5.3

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 256 GB

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Overall

MiniMax M3

112.5110–115

GLM 5.3

130.1128–132

Coding

MiniMax M3

115.3111–120

GLM 5.3

130.1124–136

Agents

MiniMax M3

112.4105–120

GLM 5.3

133.4130–137

Math

MiniMax M3

106.1101–112

GLM 5.3

128.6126–131

Science

MiniMax M3

118.0107–129

GLM 5.3

130.8119–143

Reasoning

MiniMax M3

107.9102–113

GLM 5.3

130.1124–136

MiniMax M3 · #21 of 100 open models · #18 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB

GLM 5.3 · #4 of 100 open models · #3 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB

Benchmarks

19 shared boards: MiniMax M3 leads 0, GLM 5.3 leads 18 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

GPQA Diamond

MiniMax M3

90.9%#6/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

90.9%#7/98 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

LiveBench Coding

MiniMax M3

68.2#19/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

79.0#4/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

LiveBench Reasoning

MiniMax M3

74.5#17/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

85.8#7/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

AIME 2024/2025

MiniMax M3

71.1%#27/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

91.1%#13/86 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

LiveBench Math

MiniMax M3

77.0#19/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

87.9#8/19 open

IndependentLiveBench · Jun 2026

SciCode

MiniMax M3

47.1%#17/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

59.0%#3/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

FrontierCode

MiniMax M3

14.7%#10/12 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

40.1%#3/12 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

ALE-Bench

MiniMax M3

640.0#24/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

1317.4#3/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

APEX-Agents

MiniMax M3

37.7%#10/16 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

56.6%#2/16 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Chess Puzzles

MiniMax M3

13.0%#14/14 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

37.0%#4/14 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

25 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
CritPt

MiniMax M3

3.7%#20/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

19.1%#4/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

DTBench

MiniMax M3

78.9%#24/68 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

87.7%#11/68 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

LiveBench 2026 Coding

MiniMax M3

70.9#7/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

82.8#3/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LiveBench 2026 Long-Horizon

MiniMax M3

12.4#13/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

35.9#5/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LiveBench 2026 Reasoning

MiniMax M3

74.5#12/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

85.8#4/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LMCA

MiniMax M3

33.7%#17/54 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

55.5%#1/54 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Mystery Game Puzzles

MiniMax M3

8.0%#14/18 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

33.0%#4/18 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2026

ProofBench

MiniMax M3

18.0%#13/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

49.0%#8/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

Vending-Bench 2

MiniMax M3

2157.8#10/17 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jun 2026

GLM 5.3

8163.6#2/17 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2026

LMArena Text

MiniMax M3

1441.3#19/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

GLM 5.3

1478.5#3/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LMArena WebDev

MiniMax M3

1482.5#17/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

GLM 5.3

1621.1#6/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LiveBench 2026 Browser

MiniMax M3

8.0#9/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

0.0#15/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LiveBench 2026 Data Analysis

MiniMax M3

76.2#7/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

70.2#10/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LiveBench 2026 Design

MiniMax M3

66.2#9/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

77.3#2/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

LiveBench 2026 Research

MiniMax M3

68.0#10/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

GLM 5.3

73.2#6/15 open

IndependentLiveBench · Sep 2026

Only MiniMax M3 (3)

Only GLM 5.3 (7)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

Q2_K

MiniMax M3

182 GB151.9 GB file

32K 185 GB · 128K 194 GB

GLM 5.3

324 GB~320.2 GB file

32K 323 GB · 128K 332 GB

Q3_K_S

MiniMax M3

187 GB187.3 GB file

32K 190 GB · 128K 199 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q3_K_M

MiniMax M3

209 GB195.5 GB file

32K 212 GB · 128K 221 GB

GLM 5.3

371 GB~367.3 GB file

32K 370 GB · 128K 379 GB

Q4_0

MiniMax M3

214 GB243.6 GB file

32K 217 GB · 128K 226 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q4_K_M

MiniMax M3

257 GB264.9 GB file

32K 260 GB · 128K 269 GB

GLM 5.3

456 GB~452.0 GB file

32K 455 GB · 128K 464 GB

Q5_K_M

MiniMax M3

305 GB318.7 GB file

32K 308 GB · 128K 317 GB

GLM 5.3

541 GB~536.8 GB file

32K 540 GB · 128K 549 GB

Q6_K

MiniMax M3

353 GB355.3 GB file

32K 356 GB · 128K 365 GB

GLM 5.3

626 GB~621.5 GB file

32K 625 GB · 128K 634 GB

Q8_0

MiniMax M3

428 GB453.6 GB file

32K 430 GB · 128K 439 GB

GLM 5.3

758 GB801.4 GB file

32K 757 GB · 128K 765 GB

15 more quants

IQ2_XXS

MiniMax M3

118 GB134.9 GB file

32K 121 GB · 128K 130 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ2_XS

MiniMax M3

129 GB129.5 GB file

32K 131 GB · 128K 140 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ2_S

MiniMax M3

134 GB132.1 GB file

32K 137 GB · 128K 146 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ2_M

MiniMax M3

145 GB135.1 GB file

32K 147 GB · 128K 157 GB

GLM 5.3

258 GB238.6 GB file

32K 257 GB · 128K 266 GB

IQ3_XXS

MiniMax M3

166 GB160.3 GB file

32K 169 GB · 128K 178 GB

GLM 5.3

296 GB281.7 GB file

32K 295 GB · 128K 304 GB

IQ3_XS

MiniMax M3

177 GB196.4 GB file

32K 179 GB · 128K 189 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ3_S

MiniMax M3

182 GB175.6 GB file

32K 185 GB · 128K 194 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ3_M

MiniMax M3

193 GB205.5 GB file

32K 195 GB · 128K 205 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q3_K_L

MiniMax M3

219 GB205.0 GB file

32K 222 GB · 128K 231 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

IQ4_XS

MiniMax M3

230 GB208.5 GB file

32K 233 GB · 128K 242 GB

GLM 5.3

409 GB365.3 GB file

32K 408 GB · 128K 417 GB

IQ4_NL

MiniMax M3

241 GB212.7 GB file

32K 244 GB · 128K 253 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q4_1

MiniMax M3

241 GB268.9 GB file

32K 244 GB · 128K 253 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q4_K_S

MiniMax M3

241 GB248.6 GB file

32K 244 GB · 128K 253 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

Q5_K_S

MiniMax M3

294 GB299.7 GB file

32K 297 GB · 128K 306 GB

GLM 5.3

not listed

BF16

MiniMax M3

855 GB852.9 GB file

32K 857 GB · 128K 866 GB

GLM 5.3

1511 GB1508.0 GB file

32K 1510 GB · 128K 1519 GB

How to run each

Specifications

Specifications of MiniMax M3 and GLM 5.3
SpecMiniMax M3GLM 5.3
PublisherMiniMaxZ.ai
Parameters427.0B753.3B
Active parameters20B per token42B per token
ArchitectureMiniMaxM3SparseForConditionalGenerationGlmMoeDsaForCausalLM
Context1M tokens1M tokens
ModalitiesVision, Function-callingChat, Function-calling
LicenseOtherOther
ReleasedJun 2026Aug 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M3 or GLM 5.3?

GLM 5.3 leads llmrun Score 130.1 to 112.5; neither fits 24 GB. Choose MiniMax M3 for lighter on memory and also does vision; choose GLM 5.3 for higher llmrun Score and stronger at math.

Which needs less VRAM, MiniMax M3 or GLM 5.3?

At Q4_K_M, MiniMax M3 requires 256.7 GB while GLM 5.3 needs 456.2 GB, making MiniMax M3 the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run MiniMax M3 or GLM 5.3 on a 16 GB GPU?

MiniMax M3 does not fit (smallest quant needs 119.2 GB); GLM 5.3 does not fit (smallest quant needs 256 GB).

Which has a longer context window, MiniMax M3 or GLM 5.3?

MiniMax M3 supports 1,048,576 tokens and GLM 5.3 supports 1,048,576 tokens.

MiniMax M3 vs GLM 5.3 — VRAM & GPU Comparison | llmrun