@YRSM_Simon: GLM 5.3 is here, switching back from ds v4 flash to glm again? Which should you choose: speed or overwhelming intelligence?
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GLM 5.3 has been released. The author compares the speed and intelligence of GLM 5.2 and DeepSeek V4 Flash, and considers whether to switch back to GLM.
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GLM 5.3 is here — time to switch back from DS V4 Flash to GLM? 😂
Between speed and overwhelming intelligence, which one should you pick?
Simon (@YRSM_Simon): I used GLM 5.2 (4xDGX) for a few weeks — 700 t/s prefill, 25 t/s tg, and it handled personal assistant and workflow tasks smoothly.
These past few days I’ve been hammering V4 Flash GA hard — 1300 t/s prefill, 60+ t/s tg — and it’s taken over all the tasks GLM 5.2 was handling, no obvious issues so far. The sheer speed makes it feel way better, even faster than the official API.
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