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GLM 5.3 Flash vs Haiku 5.5

GLM 5.3 Flash has a slight quality edge in 1 of 2 pairings; none is a clear lead. 2 pairings; 24 merged changes in Stet-AI/stet. Compare the individual calls below to choose which setup to investigate.

What this comparison is

  • 1 real repositoryStet-AI/stet, private; not public benchmark scores
  • 24 merged changeseach run end to end by the coding agent from the repo as it was before the change
  • Graded against the merged changeby the repo’s own tests and by judges comparing each patch with it
  • Quality, cost and timea smaller sample than public benchmarks, but real agent work on a real codebase

Recorded setup pairings

Each row is a separate recorded comparison. Scores are not pooled or averaged across effort settings. W/D/L means wins, draws and losses; undecided judgments remain undecided.

Stet score: A setup’s average chance of beating another setup on a task, from 0 to 100; 50 is even with the field.

Setup pairingRecorded quality call and recordQuality evidenceCost per taskAgent time per task
GLM 5.3 Flash high vs Haiku 5.5 maxGLM 5.3 Flash high · high reasoningHaiku 5.5 max · max reasoning19/24 tasks observed by both setups.No clear quality difference: GLM 5.3 Flash high won 4, Haiku 5.5 max won 2, 12 tied, 6 undecided; GLM 5.3 Flash high leads on cost and agent time: 1.7× cheaper and 2.2× faster.Head to head, GLM 5.3 Flash high won 4, tied 12 and lost 2 against Haiku 5.5 max, with 6 undecided.No clear difference
4–2 head to head, 12 tiedGLM 5.3 Flash high: 47.8 (95% range 40.8–54.9)Haiku 5.5 max: 48.2 (95% range 38.8–58.1)

GLM 5.3 Flash high: $0.45 (from 20/24 tasks)

Haiku 5.5 max: $0.78

GLM 5.3 Flash high: 26.6 min (from 20/24 tasks)

Haiku 5.5 max: 58.4 min

GLM 5.3 Flash high vs Haiku 5.5 lowGLM 5.3 Flash high · high reasoningHaiku 5.5 low · low reasoning20/24 tasks observed by both setups.GLM 5.3 Flash high has a slight quality edge, 4–1 head to head with 14 tied and 5 undecided; Haiku 5.5 low leads on cost and agent time: 6.9× cheaper and 2.7× faster.Head to head, GLM 5.3 Flash high won 4, tied 14 and lost 1 against Haiku 5.5 low, with 5 undecided.Slight edge
4–1 head to head, 14 tiedGLM 5.3 Flash high: 47.8 (95% range 40.8–54.9)Haiku 5.5 low: 44.7 (95% range 39.5–49.1)

GLM 5.3 Flash high: $0.45 (from 20/24 tasks)

Haiku 5.5 low: $0.06

GLM 5.3 Flash high: 26.6 min (from 20/24 tasks)

Haiku 5.5 low: 9.9 min

Questions about these results

Which is better for coding, GLM 5.3 Flash or Haiku 5.5?
GLM 5.3 Flash has a slight quality edge in 1 of 2 pairings; none is a clear lead. 2 pairings; 24 merged changes in Stet-AI/stet. Compare the individual calls below to choose which setup to investigate.
Where do these coding results come from?
Both coding agents worked the same 24 merged changes from the private Stet-AI/stet repository, each in the real repo as it was before the change. The repo’s tests and judges graded every patch against the merged change; no public benchmark scores are used.
Are reasoning settings combined into one model score?
No. Each effort pairing keeps its own recorded quality call, head-to-head record, cost and agent time. Incompatible scores are never averaged.