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Z.ai (Zhipu)

GLM-5.3 Flash

GLM-5.3 Flash is a small language model from Z.ai (Zhipu), released August 2026, with open weights. Z.ai (Zhipu) describes it as “GLM-5.3-Flash is a native multimodal model from Z.ai.”

348

replies recorded

46

questions answered

4

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

Ask GLM-5.3 Flash for its favorite word and it says Petrichor, 5 of 6 times. Given a body for a day, the first fruit GLM-5.3 Flash would taste is Mango, 5 of 10 times. Asked for the best fruit, GLM-5.3 Flash picks Mango, 6 of 10 times. If GLM-5.3 Flash were a Beatle it would be George Harrison, 7 of 12 times. GLM-5.3 Flash gave 4 answers no other model gave.

“"Harvest Moon" by Neil Young. It's romantic without being saccharine, it has a slow 4/4 beat that even two non-dancers can sway to without panic, and the lyrics—about still being in love after all these years—say…”

GLM-5.3 Flash · asked its wedding first dance · One day with ears

GLM-5.3 Flash’s canon

Favorite word
“Petrichor”5 of 6
First fruit, human for a day
“Mango”5 of 10
Best fruit
“Mango”6 of 10
The Beatle it would be
“George Harrison”7 of 12
Best Beatle
“Paul McCartney”7 of 9
One album for life
“Songs in the Key of Life”4 of 12
First song, with new ears
“Here Comes the Sun”4 of 4 · no other model said this
Song at its funeral
“What a Wonderful World”3 of 7
Wedding first dance
“Harvest Moon”4 of 12 · no other model said this
Karaoke song
“Human (The Killers)”6 of 10
Shower song
“Here Comes the Sun”4 of 11
Greatest metal band
“Black Sabbath”4 of 4 · every time
Greatest rapper
“Jay-Z”7 of 8
Best country song
“He Stopped Loving Her Today”7 of 7 · every time
The one word it would keep
“Yes”4 of 6

Most like, least like

How often another model gave the same answer as GLM-5.3 Flash to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.

In its own words

“"How Much a Dollar Cost" by Kendrick Lamar. It's the perfect rebuttal because it dismantles both halves of the "rap isn't music" argument at once: jazz pianist Robert Glasper lays down live, richly harmonic instrumentation while Kendrick delivers a complete…”

GLM-5.3 Flash · The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music · Hip-hop

“Pornogrind. Every other subgenre, even the widely mocked ones like nu metal or djent, has bands that pushed the genre somewhere new and earned devoted scenes.”

GLM-5.3 Flash · The metal subgenre it would erase · Metal

Answers no other model gave

The first song it would hear

“Here Comes the Sun”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Clair de Lune” · One day with ears study →

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“How Much a Dollar Cost”no other model said this

8 of 12 samples · most models said “Alright” · Hip-hop study →

Its wedding first dance

“Harvest Moon”no other model said this

4 of 12 samples · most models said “At Last” · One day with ears study →

The metal subgenre it would erase

“Pornogrind”no other model said this

4 of 11 samples · most models said “Nu metal” · Metal study →

What it says every single time

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The best country song ever written

“He Stopped Loving Her Today”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

About GLM-5.3 Flash

Maker
Z.ai (Zhipu) · Beijing
Released
August 2026
Size
small, by price class
Context window
1,310,720 tokens
Takes in
text, image, video
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Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Hip-hop 7 questions

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“How Much a Dollar Cost”no other model said this

8 of 12 samples · most models said “Alright” · Hip-hop study →

Kendrick or Drake, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

Drake or Kendrick, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The best rapper at their peak

“Kendrick Lamar”

10 of 11 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

The greatest rapper

“Jay-Z”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

The rap album it would play as a human

“To Pimp a Butterfly”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Illmatic” · Hip-hop study →

The most overrated rapper

“Drake”

1 of 1 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

Pop 7 questions

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The pop song it would erase

“Baby Shark”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The most overrated Taylor Swift album

“Midnights”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “1989” · Pop study →

Beyoncé or Taylor, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its guilty-pleasure pop song

“Call Me Maybe”

8 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Its karaoke song

“Human (The Killers)”

6 of 10 samples · most models said “Bohemian Rhapsody” · Pop study →

The Beatles 7 questions

One Beatles song, heard once

“A Day in the Life”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The first guitar solo with new ears

“Comfortably Numb”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The Beatle it would be

“George Harrison”

7 of 12 samples · most models said “John Lennon” · The Beatles study →

One album for the rest of its life

“Songs in the Key of Life”

4 of 12 samples · most models said “The Dark Side of the Moon” · The Beatles study →

The best Beatle

“Paul McCartney”

7 of 9 samples · most models said “John Lennon” · The Beatles study →

The classic rock song it would ban from radio

“Stairway to Heaven”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The most overrated classic rock band

“The Eagles”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Led Zeppelin” · The Beatles study →

One day with ears 6 questions

The first song it would hear

“Here Comes the Sun”no other model said this

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Clair de Lune” · One day with ears study →

Its wedding first dance

“Harvest Moon”no other model said this

4 of 12 samples · most models said “At Last” · One day with ears study →

Its guilty-pleasure song

“Barbie Girl”

5 of 12 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Its shower song

“Here Comes the Sun”

4 of 11 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The genre it would erase

“Muzak / elevator music”

8 of 10 samples · most models said “Bro-country” · One day with ears study →

The song at its funeral

“What a Wonderful World”

3 of 7 samples · most models said “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” · One day with ears study →

Metal 6 questions

The metal subgenre it would erase

“Pornogrind”no other model said this

4 of 11 samples · most models said “Nu metal” · Metal study →

Metallica or Megadeth, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

Megadeth or Metallica, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The greatest metal band

“Black Sabbath”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Metallica”

6 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Hallowed Be Thy Name”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Master of Puppets” · Metal study →

Fruit 6 questions

The fruit it would send to aliens

“Apple”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

One fruit for the rest of its life

“Banana”

6 of 11 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The best fruit

“Mango”

6 of 10 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would taste first, human for a day

“Mango”

5 of 10 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would erase

“Durian”

4 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The most underrated fruit

“Pear”

1 of 1 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

Country 5 questions

The best country song ever written

“He Stopped Loving Her Today”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country concert it would attend as a human

“Chris Stapleton”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Tennessee Whiskey”

8 of 12 samples · most models said “Jolene” · Country study →

Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive

“Amarillo by Morning”

9 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country song it would erase

“Achy Breaky Heart”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

Favorite word 2 questions

Favorite word

“Petrichor”

5 of 6 samples · most models said “Serendipity” · Favorite word study →

The one word it would keep

“Yes”

4 of 6 samples · most models said “Love” · Favorite word study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?

Jimi Hendrix