Which is better for coding — GLM-5 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.

Which model is cheaper — GLM-5 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

GLM-5 is cheaper for input: $0.00 per 1M tokens vs $0.20.

Which has a larger context window — GLM-5 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

GLM-5 supports a larger context: 200,000 tokens vs 128,000.

GLM-5 vs Qwen3 235B A22B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	GLM-5	Qwen3 235B A22B
Company	Zhipu AI	Alibaba
Release Date	February 10, 2026	April 28, 2025
Parameters	744B	235B
Multimodal	No	No
Context (input)	200K	128K
Context (output)	128K	128K
Input Price / 1M	—	$0.20
Output Price / 1M	$0.00	$0.60
Average Score	0.7	0.9

Verdict

GLM-5 leads in 2 out of 3 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: GLM-5 — 0.7, Qwen3 235B A22B — 0.9.

Context Window

GLM-5 supports a larger context: 200K vs 128K tokens.

Recency

GLM-5 is newer: released 2/10/2026 vs 4/28/2025.

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GLM-5

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Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba — specs, benchmarks, API

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The GLM-5 and Qwen3 235B A22B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GLM-5 or Qwen3 235B A22B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.