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Qwen3.5 Plus vs GLM 5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3.5 Plus wins:

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

GLM 5 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5 Plus
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 5
Context Window
Qwen3.5 Plus
Speed
GLM 5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3.5 PlusGLM 5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3.5 PlusGLM 5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorQwenZ-ai
ReleasedFeb 2026Feb 2026

Qwen3.5 Plus Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

GLM 5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 Plus has cheaper input pricing at $0.26/M tokens. Qwen3.5 Plus has cheaper output pricing at $1.56/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 Plus has a 1,000,000 token context window, while GLM 5 has a 202,752 token context window.
Qwen3.5 Plus supports vision. GLM 5 does not support vision.