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Qwen3 Coder Next vs GLM 4.5 Air

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Coder Next wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark

GLM 4.5 Air wins:

  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Coder Next
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 4.5 Air
Context Window
Qwen3 Coder Next
Speed
Qwen3 Coder Next

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 Coder NextGLM 4.5 Air
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 Coder NextGLM 4.5 Air
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenZ-ai
ReleasedFeb 2026Jul 2025

Qwen3 Coder Next Modalities

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GLM 4.5 Air Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Coder Next has cheaper input pricing at $0.12/M tokens. Qwen3 Coder Next has cheaper output pricing at $0.75/M tokens.
GLM 4.5 Air scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 23.8, compared to Qwen3 Coder Next's score of 22.9.
Qwen3 Coder Next has a 262,144 token context window, while GLM 4.5 Air has a 131,072 token context window.
Qwen3 Coder Next does not support vision. GLM 4.5 Air does not support vision.