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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs GLM-5.3

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs GLM-5.3 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GLM-5.3 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,558 vs 1,360), while GLM-5.3 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (76.4%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GLM-5.3 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)GLM-5.3 (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5
4 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
GLM-5.3
6 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 4 of 10 metrics
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Zhipu
Leads 6 of 10 metrics
GLM-5.3

Z.ai Aug 14 2026 post-train of the GLM-5.2 744B base. Coding-plan live; open weights promised after a two-week safety review (z.ai/blog/glm-5.3).

Elo 1,558$1.8/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Lite 1.5 vs GLM-5.3. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Lite 1.5
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28Seed 2.1 Turbo$1.1
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGLM-5.3 Wins

GLM-5.3

Δ 198 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

180 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)vsGLM-5.3 (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 4W (40%)Overall: GLM-5.3GLM-5.3: 6W (60%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5GLM-5.3 →
🏆GLM-5.3(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGLM-5.3
Preference Elo
1,360vs1,558+198
Coding Elo
1,320vs1,586+266
SWE-bench
46%vs76.4%+30.4%
LiveBench
54%vs70.8%+16.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs83.2%+19%
Doubao Lite 1.5: 0WGLM-5.3: 5W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGLM-5.3
Output speed
180 tok/svs90 tok/s+90 tok/s
Time to first token
110 msvs255 ms+145 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WGLM-5.3: 0W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGLM-5.3
Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$1.8/1M+$1.7/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$0.5/1M+$0.46/1M
Context window
33kvs200k+167k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WGLM-5.3: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+198
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.31,558
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo+266
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.31,586
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+16.8%
Doubao Lite 1.554%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.370.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+30.4%
Doubao Lite 1.546%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.376.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+19%
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.383.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+145 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.3255 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+90 tok/s
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.390 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$0.46/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.3$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output price+$1.7/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.3$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Context window+167k
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.3200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5GLM-5.3Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,558
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+198
Coding Elo
1,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,586
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+266
LiveBench
54%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
70.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+16.8%
SWE-bench
46%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
76.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+30.4%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
83.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+19%
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
255 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+145 ms
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
90 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+90 tok/s
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$0.46/1M
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$1.7/1M
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+167k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 93% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
GLM-5.3$44.50 / mo
In: $17.5Out: $27
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $41.60/month ($499/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GLM-5.3:Pick GLM-5.3 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3

Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGGLM-5.3

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3

GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.3Higher SWE-bench (76.4%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAGGLM-5.3Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionGLM-5.3GLM-5.3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchAug 14, 2026

GLM-5.3 (Aug 14): Z.ai post-train of the 5.2 744B base

Coding-plan live; open weights promised after a two-week safety review. Newest Zhipu row.

launchJun 18, 2026

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Strong Chinese/English coding. 5.3 is the new row; 5.2 stays so the delta is visible.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
SWE-bench46%
Speed (tok/s)180 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.04/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Zhipu

GLM-5.3

Elo 1,558
SWE-bench76.4%
Speed (tok/s)90 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or GLM-5.3?
GLM-5.3 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,558). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or GLM-5.3?
GLM-5.3 leads SWE-bench at 76.4% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $1.8/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or GLM-5.3?
Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 255 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GLM-5.3 accepts 200k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and GLM-5.3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Aug 14, 2026

    GLM-5.3 (Aug 14): Z.ai post-train of the 5.2 744B base

  • launch · Jun 18, 2026

    GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

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