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Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 vs GLM-5 Turbo

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

GLM-5 Turbo wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16
Benchmark Advantage
GLM-5 Turbo
Context Window
Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16
Speed
GLM-5 Turbo

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16GLM-5 Turbo
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16GLM-5 Turbo
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorQwenZ-ai
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 Modalities

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GLM-5 Turbo Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 has cheaper input pricing at $0.90/M tokens. Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 has a 262,144 token context window, while GLM-5 Turbo has a 202,752 token context window.