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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs GLM 4.5 Air

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time

GLM 4.5 Air wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 4.5 Air
Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructGLM 4.5 Air
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructGLM 4.5 Air
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenZ-ai
ReleasedSep 2025Jul 2025

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct Modalities

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GLM 4.5 Air Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.09/M tokens. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.78/M tokens.
GLM 4.5 Air scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 23.8, compared to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct's score of 15.3.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has a 262,144 token context window, while GLM 4.5 Air has a 131,072 token context window.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct does not support vision. GLM 4.5 Air does not support vision.