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.

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.

Updated Sep 2025

GLM 4.6vsQwen3 Max

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

GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max compared across 55 shared prompts
Spec	GLM 4.6	Qwen3 Max
Win rate	66%	35%
Input price	$0.4/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$1.75/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	203K tokens	256K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Sep 2025
SWE-bench Verified	68.0%	69.6%

Our Verdict

GLM 4.6Winner

Qwen3 MaxRunner-up

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.

Clear winner

What do GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 4.6

Input

$0.40

3.0× cheaper

Output

$1.75

3.4× cheaper

Qwen3 Max

Input

$1.20

Output

$6.00

GLM 4.6 is cheaper on both — 3.0× input, 3.4× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

54%

Qwen3 Max uses 2.5x more emoji

GLM 4.6

Qwen3 Max

52%Vocabulary60%

14wSentence Length28w

0.29Hedging0.48

5.2Bold5.7

3.2Lists4.1

0.18Emoji0.45

0.57Headings0.78

0.09Transitions0.18

Based on 22 + 22 text responses

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Updated Sep 2025

GLM 4.6vsQwen3 Max

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

GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max compared across 55 shared prompts
Spec	GLM 4.6	Qwen3 Max
Win rate	66%	35%
Input price	$0.4/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$1.75/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	203K tokens	256K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Sep 2025
SWE-bench Verified	68.0%	69.6%

Our Verdict

GLM 4.6Winner

Qwen3 MaxRunner-up

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.

Clear winner

What do GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 Max say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 4.6

Input

$0.40

3.0× cheaper

Output

$1.75

3.4× cheaper

Qwen3 Max

Input

$1.20

Output

$6.00

GLM 4.6 is cheaper on both — 3.0× input, 3.4× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

54%

Qwen3 Max uses 2.5x more emoji

GLM 4.6

Qwen3 Max

52%Vocabulary60%

14wSentence Length28w

0.29Hedging0.48

5.2Bold5.7

3.2Lists4.1

0.18Emoji0.45

0.57Headings0.78

0.09Transitions0.18

Based on 22 + 22 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

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