AI model comparison
Command A+ vs GLM 5.3 Flash
Side by side comparison of Command A+ and GLM 5.3 Flash on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
Command A+ is Cohere's flagship model for enterprise agentic workflows.
- Input / 1M
- $0.30
- Output / 1M
- $1.50
- Context
- 192K
GLM-5.3-Flash is a native multimodal model from Z.ai. It is suited for efficient coding and long-horizon agent tasks.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $0.50
- Context
- 1.05M
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
GLM 5.3 Flash
2.5x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Not available
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
GLM 5.3 Flash
1.05M vs 192K tokens
Newer release
Command A+
Released September 22, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Command A+6.2Coding index
Command A+27.8Agentic index
Command A+1Pricing
Command A+ vs GLM 5.3 Flash API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.03 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Command A+$1.35Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Command A+$15$10.50 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Command A+$48$25.50 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 192K tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 64K tokens | 944K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Max, High, Low |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Max |
| Release date | September 22, 2026 | August 26, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
GLM 5.3 Flash is 2.5x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 5.3 Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 192K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Command A+ or GLM 5.3 Flash cheaper?
GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while Command A+ costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Command A+ or GLM 5.3 Flash?
GLM 5.3 Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 192K for Command A+.
Can I use Command A+ and GLM 5.3 Flash at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Command A+ and GLM 5.3 Flash answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Command A+ and GLM 5.3 Flash at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.