Head to head
GLM-5.3vsLongCat 2.0
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
LongCat 2.0 costs $0.0036 per solved task against
GLM-5.3 at $0.10 — ▼ 27x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $19 a month.
On output token price alone LongCat 2.0 looks 3.7x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GLM-5.3 and LongCat 2.0| Figure | GLM-5.3 | LongCat 2.0 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $1.4 | $0.3 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $4.4 | $1.2 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.26 | $0.006 |
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| Pass rate | 33% | 81% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.10measured | $0.0036measured |
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| Cost per month | $20 | $0.73 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings