GLM 5 Turbo vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Compare GLM 5 Turbo by Z-ai against Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 203K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GLM 5 Turbo
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
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
GLM 5 Turbo
Input
$0.96
1.3× cheaper
Output
$3.20
1.9× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00
GLM 5 Turbo is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 1.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
43%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji
GLM 5 Turbo
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
54%Vocabulary61%
18wSentence Length15w
0.24Hedging0.23
4.0Bold5.2
3.0Lists3.9
0.00Emoji1.37
0.72Headings1.22
0.17Transitions0.04
Based on 23 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
