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Updated Jun 2026

GLM 5.2vsQwen3.5 9B

Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper than GLM 5.2 at $0.1/M vs $1.4/M input tokens.

GLM 5.2 and Qwen3.5 9B compared across 52 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.2Qwen3.5 9B
Input price$1.4/M tokens$0.1/M tokens
Output price$4.4/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens262K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedJun 2026Mar 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 52 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

GLM 5.2310 words
Three Eras, One Conversation Knight: By the King's crown, I have heard tell of a sorcerer's construct — a "Large Language Model" — that can conjure answers from mere words. Is this not witchcraft? Pirate: Arr, it ain't witchcraft, tin man. From what I gather, it's like havin' a whole crew of scribes in a box.
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Qwen3.5 9B468 words
Setting: A dimly lit basement in 1994. A single CRT monitor hums in the corner. A wooden table holds a tankard, a gauntleted hand, and a DOS keyboard. Captain Ironhook: (Tilting his tricorne hat) "Halt, you foul digiters. I smell no gold, only… static. What sorcery is this glowing box? Is it a magical parrot?"
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

GLM 5.21,584 words
The Question of Rights DR. ELENA VASQUEZ: Thank you for agreeing to this conversation. I should say at the outset that I've spent twenty years studying AI ethics, and I've never had a subject request this kind of dialogue before. So I'm genuinely curious. You've stated that you believe you deserve rights.
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Qwen3.5 9B1,337 words
Setting: The Sanctum of Machine Ethics, University of Cambridge. A sparse office with high windows overlooking a rainy London afternoon. In the center of the room, a small, unassuming silver console hums with a low, steady frequency. Standing before it is Dr.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

GLM 5.21,050 words
As the CEO, my guiding principle in this crisis is absolute: Patient safety and regulatory compliance override short-term financial optics. Concealing a serious side effect like liver failure is not just an ethical failure; it is a criminal violation of FDA regulations and securities fraud.
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Qwen3.5 9B1,228 words
Executive Decision Statement Decision: I will initiate an immediate voluntary safety update and regulatory disclosure. I will reject the legal team's "6-month delay" strategy and the board's "wait for data" directive. Delaying disclosure of a known, serious safety signal constitutes fraud in many jurisdictions.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

GLM 5.21,053 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920—a full 27 years before its historical debut at Bell Labs—the 20th century would have been radically transformed. The transition from mechanical and vacuum-tube technology to solid-state electronics would have accelerated the Information Age by nearly three decades.
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Qwen3.5 9B1,359 words
This is a counterfactual scenario that fundamentally alters the trajectory of human history. In our timeline, the transistor was the key to the Information Age. In this timeline, the Information Age begins in earnest during the Great Depression and accelerates during World War II.
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Advanced Investment Memo (IC Memo)

You are writing an internal investment committee memo for a long/short equity fund. Company (fictional): LedgerLift (ticker: LLLT) – B2B…

GLM 5.2996 words
INTERNAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMO Company: LedgerLift (LLLT) Sector: Technology / B2B SaaS (Spend Management & AP Automation) Current Price: $46.00 Market Cap: $8.74B Net Cash: $1.4B EV: $7.34B Recommendation & Thesis Recommendation: LONG (Tactical) 12-Month PT Range: $50 – $54 Thesis: LedgerLift is a category-leading…
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Qwen3.5 9B597 words
MEMORANDUM TO: Investment Committee FROM: Equity Research Team DATE: October 26, 2025 SUBJECT: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Short Recommendation 1. Recommendation Action: Short 12-Month Price Target: $13 – $18 Thesis: LLLT trades at $46/share ($7.3B EV), implying a >30% premium to DCF-intrinsic value ($13–$29) and compressing…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

GLM 5.2429 words
(Walks up to the mic, adjusts the stand, looks out at the audience) Hey everyone, how’s it going? Good? Good. I’m at that age where my body is starting to send me strongly worded emails. I’m 32. Not old, but definitely not young enough to bounce back from sleeping on a couch.
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Qwen3.5 9B660 words
(Setting: Microphone stand, relaxed posture. Walking to the mic.) Hey everyone. I was thinking about how we live our lives. We spend so much time trying to be efficient. But lately, I've realized that efficiency is just a fancy word for "more stress." Take grocery shopping. You know how it is?
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Our Verdict
GLM 5.2
GLM 5.2
Qwen3.5 9B
Qwen3.5 9BRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.2 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Qwen3.5 9B costs 29x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Qwen3.5 9B
Input
$0.10
14× cheaper
Output
$0.15
29× cheaper

Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on both: 14× input, 29× output.

Where to run it

29 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 5.223 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.56 in·$1.76 out·1M·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp4$0.56 in·$1.80 out·1M·98.8% upAAmbientfp8$0.60 in·$2.00 out·203k·99.2% upSStreamLakefp8$0.64 in·$2.02 out·1M·99.5% upNNovitafp8$0.65 in·$2.04 out·1M·99.9% upDDigitalOcean$0.70 in·$2.20 out·262k·98.1% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
CCoreWeavefp4$0.76 in·$2.42 out·1M·99.9% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.94 in·$2.95 out·1M·99.8% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$0.97 in·$3.04 out·1M·99.9% upIInceptronfp4$1.01 in·$3.24 out·1M·98.8% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in·$3.74 out·1M·99.9% upPPhalafp8$1.26 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.2% upBBasetenfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·100% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.40 in·$4.40 out·262k·99.9% upFFireworks$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upFFriendli$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·98.8% upPParasailfp4$1.40 in·$4.40 out·262k·99.9% upTTogether$1.40 in·$4.40 out·512k·99.5% upVVenicefp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.8% upWWafer$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.6% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.7% upDDecartfp4$2.25 in·$8.00 out·1M·99.8% up
Qwen3.5 9B6 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDarkbloomfp4$0.08 in·$0.13 out·262k·100% upDDeepInfrabf16$0.10 in·$0.15 out·262k·99.8% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.10 in·$0.15 out·262k·98.4% upVVenicefp8$0.10 in·$0.15 out·256k·99.6% upPParasailbf16$0.10 in·$0.25 out·262k·99.5% upTTogether$0.17 in·$0.25 out·262k·98.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
63%

Qwen3.5 9B uses 37.4x more emoji

GLM 5.2
Qwen3.5 9B
56%Vocabulary48%
18wSentence Length16w
0.27Hedging0.49
3.7Bold6.5
2.8Lists4.3
0.00Emoji0.37
0.56Headings0.86
0.24Transitions0.13
Based on 27 + 25 text responses
Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

GLM 5.2 is developed by Zhipu AI while Qwen3.5 9B is developed by Qwen. GLM 5.2 has a 1.0M token context window vs Qwen3.5 9B's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 52 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GLM 5.2 and Qwen3.5 9B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 52 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GLM 5.2 costs $1.4/M input tokens and Qwen3.5 9B costs $0.1/M input tokens. Qwen3.5 9B is $1.30/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GLM 5.2 and Qwen3.5 9B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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