Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air by Zhipu AI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air
Input
$0.20
1.3× cheaper
Output
$1.10
1.8× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
Output
$2.00
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 1.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
65%
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air uses 9.9x more emoji
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 Air
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
48%Vocabulary51%
16wSentence Length15w
0.40Hedging0.39
5.4Bold6.8
4.8Lists4.8
0.10Emoji0.00
0.75Headings0.84
0.12Transitions0.14
Based on 15 + 23 text responses
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