Head-to-head AI model comparison graphic: GLM-5.3 (Z AI) vs Grok 4.7 (SpaceXAI). Intelligence index 31.7 vs 35.5; output speed 74 vs 65 tokens per second; time to first token 1.7s vs 43s; output price $4.40 vs $6.00 per million tokens; input price $1.40 vs $2.00 per million tokens. franklineh.com
GLM-5.3 vs Grok 4.7: head-to-head AI benchmark comparison. GLM-5.3 leads on output speed, time to first token, output price and input price; Grok 4.7 leads on intelligence index.
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GLM-5.3 Max vs Grok 4.7 Xhigh: speed and benchmark comparison

Grok 4.7 Xhigh leads the intelligence index 35.5 to 31.7. GLM-5.3 Max costs 28% less on blended price. Compare price, speed, latency and a clear verdict.

Pick it for GLM-5.3 · Max

  • Shorter wait for the first token: 1.7 seconds against 43 seconds.
  • Lower cost: $2.28 against $3.20 for 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens.
  • Faster output: 74 tokens per second against 65 tokens per second.

Pick it for Grok 4.7 · Xhigh

  • Higher intelligence index: 35.5 against 31.7.
  • The newer release (September 2026).

By the numbers

MetricGLM-5.3 (Max)Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)
Intelligence Index31.735.5
Input price (per 1M tokens)$1.40$2.00
Output price (per 1M tokens)$4.40$6.00
Output speed (tokens/s)7465
Time to first token1.7s43s
Release date2026-08-182026-09-21

GLM-5.3 (Max) (Z AI) and Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) (SpaceXAI) meet here on their recorded benchmark, price and speed data. GLM-5.3 Max starts answering far sooner, with a time to first token of 1.7 seconds compared with 43 seconds for Grok 4.7 Xhigh. This page is written automatically from catalogue numbers only: benchmark scores, list prices and measured speed.

Waiting time

Once a response is under way, GLM-5.3 Max produces roughly 74 tokens per second against 65 tokens per second for Grok 4.7 Xhigh. On long outputs, that is a real advantage for GLM-5.3 Max. Time to first token is 1.7 seconds for GLM-5.3 Max and 43 seconds for Grok 4.7 Xhigh. GLM-5.3 Max gets to its first token 26 times as fast. Waits that long are felt on every chat-style request, though they matter less for batch jobs.

Put together, a 1,500-token answer would take about 22 seconds from GLM-5.3 Max and 66 seconds from Grok 4.7 Xhigh, counting the first-token wait.

What they cost

Per million tokens, GLM-5.3 Max charges $1.40 for input and $4.40 for output, while Grok 4.7 Xhigh charges $2.00 and $6.00. For output tokens, Grok 4.7 Xhigh is 1.4 times the price of GLM-5.3 Max.

A reference job of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens costs $2.28 with GLM-5.3 Max and $3.20 with Grok 4.7 Xhigh, so GLM-5.3 Max saves $0.92. Scale it up to extracting fields from 20,000 pages of 1,500 tokens into 150-token records and the bill is $55.20 for GLM-5.3 Max against $78.00 for Grok 4.7 Xhigh. Blended at three input tokens per output token, the effective rates are $2.15 for GLM-5.3 Max and $3.00 for Grok 4.7 Xhigh.

Benchmark scores

Grok 4.7 Xhigh comes out ahead on the intelligence index, 35.5 to 31.7. A lead of this size is hard to dismiss as noise. Put another way, GLM-5.3 Max would need 12% more on this index to draw level.

Among 109 active scored models, GLM-5.3 Max sits 47th and Grok 4.7 Xhigh 38th.

The catalogue does not yet split either model's score into coding and math indexes.

Value for money

Per point of intelligence index, GLM-5.3 Max costs $0.068 of blended price per million tokens and Grok 4.7 Xhigh $0.085. GLM-5.3 Max delivers each index point for 20% less; whether Grok 4.7 Xhigh's extra 3.8 points are worth the premium depends on how often your tasks need them.

Which is newer

Grok 4.7 Xhigh arrived on September 21, 2026, 34 days after GLM-5.3 Max (August 18, 2026). They are effectively contemporaries.

FAQ

Is Grok 4.7 Xhigh better than GLM-5.3 Max?

Not across the board: Grok 4.7 Xhigh scores higher on the intelligence index, 35.5 to 31.7; GLM-5.3 Max is 28% cheaper on blended price; and GLM-5.3 Max streams output 1.1 times as fast.

Which is faster, GLM-5.3 Max or Grok 4.7 Xhigh?

GLM-5.3 Max generates output faster, at 74 tokens per second against 65 tokens per second. GLM-5.3 Max reaches its first token sooner (1.7 seconds against 43 seconds).

Are GLM-5.3 Max and Grok 4.7 Xhigh from the same company?

GLM-5.3 Max is made by Z AI and Grok 4.7 Xhigh by SpaceXAI. GLM-5.3 Max was released on August 18, 2026 and Grok 4.7 Xhigh on September 21, 2026.

Where do these numbers come from?

The figures are the recorded benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's model catalogue. This page is written from that data automatically; neither model was tested by hand for it.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3 Max or Grok 4.7 Xhigh?

GLM-5.3 Max is cheaper on a blended basis. GLM-5.3 Max lists $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 Xhigh lists $2.00 and $6.00. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $2.28 against $3.20.

Final whistle

Bottom line: GLM-5.3 Max is the stronger all-round pick on this data, while Grok 4.7 Xhigh makes sense in narrower cases. Pick Grok 4.7 Xhigh if you need the higher overall score (35.5 against 31.7) and you want the more recent release. Pick GLM-5.3 Max if users are waiting on the first word and cost matters ($4.40 against $6.00 per million output tokens).

Where the numbers come from

The scores, speed and prices in this comparison come from independent third-party model evaluations that Franklin AI syncs each day, and the article was written from a snapshot of them. For the latest results, open the GLM-5.3 (Max) and Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.

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