# EXAONE 4.5 33B vs GLM-5.3 (slim)

> GLM-5.3 scores 64.6 (B) to EXAONE 4.5 33B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GLM-5.3 scores 64.6 (B) on agent readiness against EXAONE 4.5 33B's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. EXAONE 4.5 33B leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- EXAONE 4.5 33B: C 61, rank #61 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exaone-4-5-33b.min.md
- GLM-5.3: B 64.6, rank #21 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/glm-5-3.min.md
- EXAONE 4.5 33B, good for Researchers and students working on documents, Korean or multimodal agents who don't need commercial rights Ahead on Reach, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 85 against 70.
- GLM-5.3, good for Teams with an 8-GPU server who want an open coding and long-horizon agent model with a 1M-token context, or agents that call it through Z.ai or a hosted provider Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 58 against 50.

| Category | EXAONE 4.5 33B | GLM-5.3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 50 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | EXAONE 4.5 33B | GLM-5.3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | LG AI Research | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) |
| Licence | EXAONE AI Model License Agreement 1.2 - NC (research and education only) | GLM-5.3 License (MIT-style, with a security review for the largest model-as-a-service operators) |
| Last release | 2026-07-06 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, EXAONE 4.5 33B +15: EXAONE 4.5 33B 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (5,930 characters).); GLM-5.3 70 (A Jinja chat template sits in the repository, for 20. The tool-calling format is 10, since it is defined only by the template and the glm47 parser is named by v…)
- Reach, EXAONE 4.5 33B +10: EXAONE 4.5 33B 65 (Memory 20, the smallest build at 4 bits is LG's IQ4_XS GGUF, 18.03 GB with the 2.57 GB projector, and 20.60 GB × 1.2 = 24.7 GB, within 32 GB.); GLM-5.3 55 (Memory earns nothing, since Z.ai's smallest build is the 755.6 GB FP8 one, about 907 GB with the fifth added, and Ollama only lists a cloud entry.)
- Documentation and upkeep, GLM-5.3 +8: EXAONE 4.5 33B 50 (Model card 20, Uses (the quickstart's question answering, document and agent examples), limitations, the architecture, the parameters, the context, the language…); GLM-5.3 58 (The card covers intended use, languages and context and misses limitations, architecture, parameters and cut-off, for 8. Training data is 5, a description of th…)