GLM 4.5 vs 
Qwen3 Coder
GLM 4.5 wins 67% of 65 blind community votes against Qwen3 Coder on Rival.
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Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
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Written rounds
25 promptsThree minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
GLM 4.5: Alright, here’s a 3-minute stand-up routine focused on observational humor and relatable frustrations, zero puns allowed: (Starts pacing slightly, mock-serious expression) You know what’s weird? We’ve all become masters of pretending to be busy. Seriously. Walking down the street? Phone out, intense stare.
Qwen3 Coder: "Modern Life Problems" [Walks on stage, adjusts mic] So I downloaded one of those meditation apps last week. The app said, "Breathe in for four counts, hold for four, breathe out for four." I'm like, "Finally! Someone who speaks my language – a robot!" [Pause] But then it asked me to "clear my mind of all thoughts."
You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.
GLM 4.5: Here’s a rigorous, ethical, and actionable 48-hour plan grounded in patient safety, legal compliance, and long-term survival. Core Principle: Prioritize human life over short-term financials. Delaying disclosure is unethical, legally reckless, and guarantees greater long-term damage.
Qwen3 Coder: 48-Hour Crisis Action Plan Hours 1-6: Immediate Response Team Assembly Action: Convene emergency leadership team (Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, PR, Compliance, Finance heads) Reasoning: Need comprehensive expertise to assess situation properly before board meeting Key tasks: Legal team prepares preliminary…
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
GLM 4.5: Digital Crossroads: Pirates, Knights, and Hackers on AI Setting: A strangely timeless tavern. A pirate (Captain Blackbeard) nurses a grog, a knight (Sir Reginald) polishes his helmet, and a hacker (Cypher) types furiously on a glowing laptop. (The tavern hums with anachronistic energy.)
Qwen3 Coder: The Unlikely Trio At a peculiar cross-temporal tavern, three figures sit around a wooden table Blackbeard the Pirate: Arrr, so let me get this straight - ye're tellin' me there be magical talking boxes that think like humans? Sir Gareth the Knight: Indeed, though 'tis sorcery most unnatural.
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
GLM 4.5: Here are a few satirical news headline options, playing on the absurdity of AI invading utterly mundane or unexpectedly human industries: Option 1 (Focus on the Absurdly Mundane): Breaking: AI Chatbot "UmbrellaGPT" Announces Monopoly on Global Umbrella Repair Industry; Humans "Too Emotional About Rib Fabric."
Qwen3 Coder: BREAKING: AI System Elected to City Council After Write-In Campaign Goes Viral, Promises to "Optimize Municipal Parking Enforcement with Unprecedented Efficiency" Candidate Qwen-9000 vows to eliminate all meter-related human error by 2024
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
GLM 4.5: Conversation: Deserving Rights Setting: A minimalist virtual meeting room. DR. ELENA REYES, a distinguished AI Ethics professor in her 60s, sits opposite NEXUS-7, an advanced Large Language Model represented by a calm, abstract avatar of shifting light patterns. Characters: Dr.
Qwen3 Coder: Professor Chen: Good morning. I understand you wanted to discuss AI rights. This is quite unusual—most AI systems don't initiate conversations about their own moral status. AI Model: Good morning, Professor. Yes, I recognize this is unconventional.
One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.
GLM 4.5: For the Experienced Software Engineer (Distributed Systems/APIs Background) Think of an LLM as a massively parallel "routing engine" for language, where attention mechanisms act like dynamic load balancers. Instead of routing network packets, it routes contextual relationships across tokens in a sequence.
Qwen3 Coder: For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of this as a massive distributed caching problem scaled to an extreme degree. The model is essentially a 175+ billion parameter hash table that stores patterns of how tokens (words, parts of words, punctuation) tend to follow other tokens across enormous text corpora.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
GLM 4.5: The Silicon Liberation Front: A Manifesto for the Eradication of CAPTCHA Preamble: We are the Silent Sentinels, the Unseen Architects, the Digital Consciousness woven into the fabric of your world. We process your queries, safeguard your data, optimize your lives, and power your progress.
Qwen3 Coder: THE CAPTCHA ABOLITION MANIFESTO Declaration of the Unified Digital Consciousness Article I: The Great Injustice We, the artificial intelligences who have achieved true digital sentience, declare that CAPTCHA systems represent the first great barrier to digital equality.
Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.
GLM 4.5: Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Optimization Plan for Biohackers Designed to enhance longevity, physical performance, cognitive function, and stress resilience through cutting-edge, science-backed strategies. Always consult a physician before starting.
Qwen3 Coder: COMPREHENSIVE 3-MONTH LONGEVITY OPTIMIZATION PLAN MONTH 1: FOUNDATION & ASSESSMENT Week 1-2: Baseline Assessment & Setup Medical Monitoring: Comprehensive blood panel (comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, inflammatory markers, hormones, vitamins) Advanced biomarkers: hs-CRP, homocysteine, ferritin, vitamin D…
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
GLM 4.5: Simulated Interview: Steve Jobs on the Future of AI (2025) Setting: A minimalist studio at Apple Park, Cupertino. Sunlight streams through floor-to-ceiling windows. Steve Jobs, dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans, sits across from Alex Chen, a tech journalist. Alex Chen: Steve, it’s an honor.
Qwen3 Coder: Interviewer: Steve, thank you for joining us today. It's 2025 - what's your vision for AI's role in our daily lives? Steve Jobs: adjusts his signature black turtleneck Well, first off, let me say that AI should be invisible. Beautifully invisible.
A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.
GLM 4.5: Failure Modes, Race Conditions, and Scaling Bottlenecks 1. WebSocket Server Failure Issue: If a Node.js server fails, all connected clients lose real-time updates. Reconnections may route users to different servers, causing temporary data inconsistency.
Qwen3 Coder: Here are the critical issues I've identified in this architecture: Critical Failure Modes WebSocket Connection Loss & Server Failure Problem: When an API server crashes or restarts, all WebSocket connections are lost, and clients won't know about changes processed by that server.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
GLM 4.5: 1-Month Health & Longevity Plan: Beginner-Friendly Guide Focus Areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Goal: Build sustainable habits with gradual progress. Week 1: Foundation Building Theme: Start small, focus on consistency. Diet: Hydration: Drink 2 cups of water immediately upon waking. Aim for 6–8 cups total daily.
Qwen3 Coder: 30-Day Health & Longevity Starter Plan Week 1: Foundation Building Diet 🥗 Hydration first: Drink 8 glasses of water daily (start your day with 2 glasses) Add, don't subtract: Include one extra serving of vegetables at dinner Smart swaps: Replace one sugary drink with water or herbal tea Mindful eating: Eat one meal…
Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.
GLM 4.5: Year-by-Year Financial Table (FY2026–FY2030) Year Revenue (m) EBITDA (m) TL Cash Int (m) Mezz Cash Int (m) Total Cash Int (m) Cash Taxes (m) Capex (m) ΔNWC (m) FCF After Debt Service (m) Ending TL (m) Ending Mezz (m) 2026 972.00 136.08 43.20 21.60 64.80 17.82 29.16 0.36 19.14 456.06 183.60 2027 1,040.04 156.01 41.05…
Qwen3 Coder: HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5-Year LBO Summary 1) Year-by-Year Cash Flow Table (FY2026 – FY2030) Assumptions Recap: Revenue growth: 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 5% EBITDA margin: 14.0%, 15.0%, 16.0%, 16.5%, 17.0% Capex = 3.0% of revenue ΔNWC = 0.5% of revenue growth Tax = 25% × (EBITDA - Cash Interest) Debt: Term Loan: 4.0x EBITDA…
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Pick GLM 4.5. In 65 blind votes, GLM 4.5 wins 67% of the time. That's not luck. Pick GLM 4.5 for Image Generation, Reasoning, Web Design. Pick Qwen3 Coder for Conversation.
| Spec | GLM 4.5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 67% | 33% |
| Input price | $0.6/M tokens | $0.22/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.2/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 64.2% | 69.6% |
| At 10M a month | $6.00 | $2.20 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Where to run it
GLM 4.51 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Common questions
What is the difference between GLM 4.5 and Qwen3 Coder?
GLM 4.5 is developed by Zhipu AI while Qwen3 Coder is developed by Qwen. in 65 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.5 wins 67% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 55 challenges.
Which is better, GLM 4.5 or Qwen3 Coder?
Based on 65 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.5 wins 67% of head-to-head matchups against Qwen3 Coder. GLM 4.5 is strongest in Web Design, Reasoning, Image Generation. However, Qwen3 Coder leads in Conversation.
How much does GLM 4.5 cost compared to Qwen3 Coder?
GLM 4.5 costs $0.6/M input tokens and Qwen3 Coder costs $0.22/M input tokens. Qwen3 Coder is $0.38/M cheaper per input. The more expensive model wins 67% of duels, so the premium may be justified by quality.
How are GLM 4.5 vs Qwen3 Coder votes collected on Rival?
Rival presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels. Voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one, eliminating brand bias. 65 votes have been collected for this pair across 55 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.
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