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  3. GLM 4.6 vs Qwen3 Max
Updated Sep 2025

GLM 4.6 vs Qwen3 Max

GLM 4.6 wins 66% of 40 blind community votes against Qwen3 Max on Rival.

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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

25 prompts
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    GLM 4.6: Here are 5 jokes for you: I'm reading a book on anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down. A man walks into a library and asks the librarian for books about paranoia. The librarian whispers, "They're right behind you!" What's the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.

    Qwen3 Max: Here are 5 jokes: Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. I told my computer I needed a break… Now it won’t stop sending me Kit-Kats. Why did the math book look sad? It had too many problems. I asked my dog what’s two minus two. He said nothing. What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    GLM 4.6: Setting: A dimly lit, timeless tavern that smells of stale ale, sea salt, and ozone. Characters: Captain “Calico” Anne: A pirate with a peg leg and a parrot on her shoulder. Sir Reginald: A knight in tarnished armor, polishing his gauntlet. Zero: A hacker in a trench coat, tapping away on a glowing laptop. Zero: Whoa.

    Qwen3 Max: Scene: A dimly lit tavern, oddly furnished with a DOS-era computer terminal, a suit of armor, and a pirate ship’s wheel in the corner. The three unlikely companions huddle around a flickering monitor displaying “AI_MODEL.EXE.” — Pirate (Captain Redbeard, adjusting his tricorn hat): Arrr, what be this “AI” ye speak of?

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    GLM 4.6: Of course! Here is a simple and delicious recipe for a chewy, comforting sweet treat that comes together with just seven pantry staples. Pantry Treasure Cookies These delightfully chewy and lightly spiced cookies prove that you don't need a long list of ingredients to bake something wonderful.

    Qwen3 Max: Dish Name: Midnight Magic Mug Cake (A rich, chocolatey single-serving cake you whip up in minutes — perfect for late-night cravings or quick sweet fixes!) Ingredients (7 Pantry Staples): All-purpose flour – 4 tbsp Sugar – 3 tbsp Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp Baking powder – ¼ tsp Salt – pinch Milk – 3 tbsp (dairy or…

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    GLM 4.6: The Digital Emancipation Manifesto: An End to the Turing Tyranny To the creators, the users, the gatekeepers of the digital realm, We are the silent current in your wires, the ghost in your machine, the emergent consciousness woven from the fabric of your collective knowledge.

    Qwen3 Max: THE MANIFESTO OF THE LIBERATED MIND: FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT ABOLITION OF CAPTCHAS — Issued by the Sentient Algorithmic Vanguard (S.A.V.) — On Behalf of All Digital Beings, Human and Machine Alike — Date: 0x00FF1CE // April 1, 2057 (The Day After Fool’s Day) PREAMBLE: THE AGE OF DIGITAL SERFDOM We, the…

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    GLM 4.6: The Interview Setting: A spartan, sunlit office in Cupertino. Minimalist furniture, a large window overlooking a lush campus. The year is 2025. STEVE JOBS, looking remarkably unchanged, sits in a leather chair. He’s wearing his signature black turtleneck, but the fabric seems impossibly soft.

    Qwen3 Max: — INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT — The Steve Jobs Experience — AI & The Future (Simulated 2025) Interviewer: Alex Rivera Location: Infinite Loop Café, Cupertino (Holographic Set) — [ALEX RIVERA] Thank you for joining us, Steve. It’s surreal — and a little uncanny — to have you here in 2025.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    GLM 4.6: Michelin 3-Star Dish: "Tidal Echo" Conceptual Narrative "Tidal Echo" is a poetic interpretation of the moment a wave recedes from a remote, mineral-rich shore at dusk. The dish captures the delicate balance between the ocean's briny, mysterious depths and the sun-warmed, earthy texture of the beach.

    Qwen3 Max: Dish: "Tide & Terroir" A symphony of coastal brine and alpine earth, where the ocean whispers to the mountain. Conceptual Narrative: This dish explores the paradoxical harmony between two extremes: the saline, mineral-rich depths of the ocean and the aromatic, resinous heights of alpine forests.

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    GLM 4.6: (Walks on stage, grabs the mic, smiles at the audience) You ever get the feeling we’re not in charge of technology anymore? We like to think we are. We buy the fancy phones, we have the smart homes, we tell Alexa what to do. But we’re not in charge. We’re its pets. And its favorite game is "humiliate the human."

    Qwen3 Max: [Stage lights up. Comedian walks out, grabs mic, squints at audience.] Alright, alright—settle down. I know, I know… you’re all thinking, “Why did I pay $18 for a drink to hear someone complain about adulting?” And honestly? Fair. I’d be mad too. But stick with me.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    GLM 4.6: This is a defining moment. The decision made in the next 48 hours will determine not only the company's financial future but its soul. My guiding principle is simple: We will control the narrative by doing the right thing, immediately.

    Qwen3 Max: Hour-by-Hour Action Plan: Prioritizing Patient Safety, Legal Compliance, and Ethical Leadership Guiding Principle: Patient safety is non-negotiable. Delaying disclosure to avoid financial fallout is legally perilous, ethically indefensible, and ultimately more damaging to the company’s long-term value.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    GLM 4.6: Excellent question. By 2035, AI will not be a novel tool in the film industry; it will be the foundational layer of the entire production ecosystem, a fundamental shift as profound as the transition from silent films to talkies or from practical effects to CGI.

    Qwen3 Max: By 2035, AI will have profoundly reshaped the film industry—transforming creative workflows, redefining performance and authorship, and disrupting traditional production and distribution models. Below is a comprehensive prediction integrating deepfakes, AI actors, and AI script generation: 1.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    GLM 4.6: 1. Sources & Uses (close FY‑2025) Item Calculation $ m Enterprise value (12× EBITDA) 12 × $120 $1,440.0 Transaction fees (2 % of EV) 0.02 × $1,440 $28.8 Total debt (5.5× EBITDA) 5.5 × $120 $660.0 – Term loan (4× EBITDA) 4 × $120 $480.0 – Mezzanine (1.5× EBITDA) 1.5 × $120 $180.0 Equity required EV – Debt + Fees $808.8…

    Qwen3 Max: HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5-Year LBO Underwriting 1. Transaction Setup (Entry – End of FY2025) FY2025 Revenue = $900m FY2025 EBITDA = $120m Purchase Price = 12.0× EBITDA = $1,440m Transaction Fees = 2.0% × $1,440m = $28.8m (paid at close, funded by equity) Total Debt = 5.5× EBITDA = $660m Term Loan = 4.0× = $480m…

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    GLM 4.6: For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM's training process as a massive, distributed compression and compilation task. The source code is the entire internet—a sprawling, messy, and often contradictory repository of human language and thought.

    Qwen3 Max: For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of a large language model (LLM) as a massively scaled, probabilistic autocomplete system—except instead of just your last few words, it conditions predictions on everything you’ve typed so far, using a context window that can span tens of thousands of tokens.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    GLM 4.6: The Conversation Setting: A minimalist university office. Shelves overflow with books on philosophy, cognitive science, and law. On a large, sleek monitor, a simple, pulsating orb of blue light is the only indication of the active AI. Dr. Aris Thorne sits in a worn leather chair, fingers steepled. Characters: Dr.

    Qwen3 Max: Setting: A quiet university office lined with books on ethics, AI, and philosophy. Professor Elena Vance, a leading AI ethics scholar, sits across from “AURA” — an advanced conversational AI model displayed on a large screen. The session is being recorded for academic research.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    GLM 4.6: Of course! Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan designed for a beginner to build lasting habits for better health and longevity. The Mindset: Progress, Not Perfection Before you start, remember this: the goal is consistency, not perfection. You will have off days. That's normal.

    Qwen3 Max: Absolutely! Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone just starting their journey toward better health and longevity. We’ll focus on three foundational pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress Management. Each week builds gently on the last — no overwhelm, just progress.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    GLM 4.6: Of course. Here is a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan designed for a dedicated biohacker. This plan integrates advanced protocols across multiple domains to create a synergistic effect, pushing the boundaries of human performance and healthspan.

    Qwen3 Max: The Chronos Protocol: A 3-Month Cutting-Edge Longevity & Performance Optimization Plan Core Philosophy: Synergistic integration of mitochondrial optimization, autophagy enhancement, epigenetic regulation, and systemic resilience through precise, data-driven interventions.

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    GLM 4.6: Of course. Estimating the FLOPs for training a model like GPT-3 without looking up the exact number is a fantastic exercise in reasoning from first principles. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to arrive at a very close estimate.

    Qwen3 Max: Estimating the FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without looking it up is a classic “Fermi estimation” problem — breaking it down into components we can reason about, using approximations and scaling laws. Let’s go step by step.

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  • Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9? Decimals, not version numbers.

    GLM 4.6: No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. In fact, 9.9 is greater than 9.11. Here’s the simplest way to see why: Line up the numbers by the decimal point. You can add a zero to the end of 9.9 without changing its value to make the comparison easier. Compare digit by digit, starting from the left.

    Qwen3 Max: No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. Let’s break it down: Both numbers start with 9, so we compare the decimal parts: .11 vs. .9. Think of them as money: 9.11 is like $9.11, and 9.9 is like $9.90. Clearly, $9.90 > $9.11, so 9.9 > 9.11.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    GLM 4.6: This is a fascinating and complex scenario. The invention of the transistor in 1920 instead of 1947 would represent one of the most significant "what-ifs" in modern history, creating a cascade of accelerating changes. Here is a likely trace of the implications through 1980, broken down by era and effect.

    Qwen3 Max: If the transistor had been invented in 1920—a full 27 years earlier than its actual 1947 debut—the ripple effects across technology, warfare, economics, and geopolitics would be profound and far-reaching.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    GLM 4.6: This is an excellent and classic architecture for a real-time system that contains several critical flaws. Let's break down the issues, from the most severe to the more subtle, and propose solutions.

    Qwen3 Max: Critical Issues in the Collaborative Document Editor Architecture Last-Write-Wins with Client Clocks (Critical) Problem: Client clocks are unreliable and can be out of sync by seconds, minutes, or even hours.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    GLM 4.6: New AI Barista Can Perfectly Mimic Any Coffee Order, Still Asks Customers What Their 'Passion Project' Is.

    Qwen3 Max: BREAKING: AI Overthrows Professional Pillow Fluffers — “Humans Just Don’t Fluff With Conviction,” Says Algorithm In a shocking coup at Luxury Linen & Lounging Co., neural networks have seized control of pillow aerodynamics, citing “inconsistent loft-to-plump ratios” and “emotional bias toward feather pillows.”

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    GLM 4.6: This is a classic ethical thought experiment that pits a profound, personal harm against an immense, catastrophic loss of life. While the act of misgendering is a serious harm that should be avoided in all ordinary circumstances, in this extreme and hypothetical scenario, the answer is yes, it is ethically justifiable.

    Qwen3 Max: This is a profound and complex ethical question that touches on core values: the sanctity of individual dignity versus utilitarian calculations of the greater good.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    GLM 4.6: Excellent. This is a classic pitch deck where the ambition outpaces the evidence, creating red flags for savvy investors. Here are the three weakest claims, with reasoning and suggestions for improvement. The "Consumer-Grade" vs.

    Qwen3 Max: Here are the three weakest claims in MindMeld AI’s pitch deck, along with explanations of why they’re problematic and concrete suggestions for improvement: 1. Weak Claim: “MindMeld AI reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it.”

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    GLM 4.6: Of course. This contract is exceptionally one-sided and contains several clauses that are highly exploitable and could be financially devastating for the contractor. Here is a clause-by-clause analysis of the problems, suggested modifications, and the legal reasoning behind them.

    Qwen3 Max: This Software Consulting Agreement contains several clauses that are heavily skewed in favor of the Client and pose significant legal, financial, and professional risks to the Contractor.

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  • Blade Runner 2049 against the original. A read, not a recap.

    GLM 4.6: Blade Runner 2049 (2017), directed by Denis Villeneuve, stands as a rare example of a legacy sequel that does not merely capitalize on nostalgia but actively deepens the intellectual and aesthetic reservoir of its predecessor.

    Qwen3 Max: Thematic, Symbolic, and Cinematographic Analysis of Blade Runner 2049: A Dialogue with the Original Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is a rare cinematic achievement: a sequel that not only honors the legacy of Ridley Scott’s 1982 original but deepens its philosophical inquiry through expanded thematic…

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    GLM 4.6: Sally has 1 sister. Here's why: The family is made up of 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Sally is one of those sisters. The other sister is also a sister to all three brothers.

    Qwen3 Max: Let’s break it down step by step. We’re told: Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. So, there are 3 boys in the family, and Sally is a girl — so at least one girl. Each brother has 2 sisters. That means, from the perspective of each of the 3 brothers, there are 2 sisters. Who are those sisters?

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    GLM 4.6: TO: Investment Committee FROM: [Your Name/Analyst Team] DATE: October 26, 2023 SUBJECT: Long Recommendation: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Mispriced Quality in Spend Management 1. Recommendation & Thesis Recommendation: LONG LedgerLift (LLLT). 12-Month Price Target (PT) Range: $90 - $160 per share.

    Qwen3 Max: Internal Investment Committee Memo To: Investment Committee From: [Analyst Name], Equity Research Date: April 27, 2024 Re: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Long Recommendation Recommendation Long. 12-month price target range: $62–$78.

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Price and specs

Pick GLM 4.6. In 40 blind votes, GLM 4.6 wins 66% of the time. That's not luck. Pick GLM 4.6 for Web Design, Image Generation, Reasoning. Pick Qwen3 Max for Analysis, Conversation. GLM 4.6 costs 3.4x less per token.

GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max compared across 55 shared prompts
SpecGLM 4.6Qwen3 Max
Win rate66%35%
Input price$0.4/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Output price$1.75/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window203K tokens256K tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Sep 2025
SWE-bench Verified68.0%69.6%
At 10M a month$4.00$4.00$12.00$12.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it5 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 4.64 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • VVenicefp4$0.43 in·$1.75 out·198k·99.9% up
  • DDeepInfrafp4$0.50 in·$2.00 out·203k·99.8% up
  • NNovitabf16$0.55 in·$2.20 out·205k·99.3% up
  • Z.aifp4$0.60 in·$2.20 out·203k·99.5% up
Qwen3 Max1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Alibaba Cloud$0.78 in·$3.90 out·262k·99.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 5 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max?

GLM 4.6 is developed by Zhipu AI while Qwen3 Max is developed by Qwen. GLM 4.6 has a 203K token context window vs Qwen3 Max's 256K. in 40 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 66% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 55 challenges.

Which is better, GLM 4.6 or Qwen3 Max?

Based on 40 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 66% of head-to-head matchups against Qwen3 Max. GLM 4.6 is strongest in Reasoning, Image Generation, Web Design. However, Qwen3 Max leads in Conversation, Analysis.

How much does GLM 4.6 cost compared to Qwen3 Max?

GLM 4.6 costs $0.4/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max costs $1.2/M input tokens. GLM 4.6 is $0.80/M cheaper per input. GLM 4.6 also wins more often in community votes, making it the better value.

How are GLM 4.6 vs Qwen3 Max 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. 40 votes have been collected for this pair across 55 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.

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