# GLM-5.3-Flash vs Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> GLM-5.3-Flash scores 65.1 (B) to Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct's 55.7 (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-Flash scores 65.1 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct's 55.7 (C), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- GLM-5.3-Flash: B 65.1, rank #16 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/glm-5-3-flash.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 55.7, rank #78 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- GLM-5.3-Flash, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server who want an MIT-licensed multimodal agent model with a 1M-token context, or agents that call it through a hosted provider Ahead on Capability, 75 against 33; Documentation and upkeep, 58 against 31.
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Coding agents and local coding tools that want a fast, capable open model on one 24 GB GPU or a 32 GB Mac, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 60; Agent interface, 75 against 70.

| Category | GLM-5.3-Flash | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 75 | 33 |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 58 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLM-5.3-Flash | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Z.ai | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-26 | 2025-12-03 |