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  5. GLM 5.3 FlashvsQwQ 32B
Updated Aug 2026

GLM 5.3 FlashvsQwQ 32B

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper than QwQ 32B at $0.15/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

GLM 5.3 Flash and QwQ 32B compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.3 FlashQwQ 32B
Input price$0.15/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window1.3M tokens40K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Mar 2025
Our Verdict
GLM 5.3 Flash
GLM 5.3 Flash
QwQ 32B
QwQ 32BRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.3 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

GLM 5.3 Flash costs 3.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3 Flash
Input
$0.15
3.3× cheaper
Output
$0.50
3.0× cheaper
QwQ 32B
Input
$0.50
Output
$1.50

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper on both: 3.3× input, 3.0× output.

Where to run it

29 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 5.3 Flash29 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.07 in·$0.25 out·1M·99% upIInferenceNetfp4$0.09 in·$0.28 out·1M·97.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.09 in·$0.30 out·1M·99.2% upWWafer$0.10 in·$0.35 out·1M·99.8% upRRelace$0.10 in·$0.36 out·1M·99.9% upOOpenInferencefp4$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.2% up
23 more hostsFewer hosts
PPhalafp8$0.13 in·$0.42 out·1M·99.6% upNNovitafp8$0.13 in·$0.44 out·1M·99.5% upSStreamLakefp8$0.14 in·$0.47 out·1M·99.1% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.4% upBBasetenfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.8% upCCoreWeavenvfp4$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.6% upDDigitalOcean$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·95.2% upFFireworks$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99% upFFriendli$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.6% upIInceptronfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.5% upIio.netfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·262k·99.1% upNNear AIfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.1% upPParasailfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·98.7% upRRekafp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·262k·99% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.7% upTTogether$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.6% upVVenice$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.1% upZ.aifp8$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·96.2% upNNextBitfp8$0.18 in·$0.60 out·1M·97.9% upModalfp8$0.45 in·$1.50 out·1M·99.6% upMMorphdegraded$0.08 in·$0.28 out·1M·95.9% upCCrusoefp4degraded$0.15 in·$0.50 out·1M·93% upCloudflare Workers AIdegraded$0.30 in·$1.00 out·1.3M·99.6% up
QwQ 32B

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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GLM 5.3 Flash is developed by Zhipu AI while QwQ 32B is developed by Qwen. GLM 5.3 Flash has a 1.3M token context window vs QwQ 32B's 40K. You can compare their actual outputs across 5 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GLM 5.3 Flash and QwQ 32B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 5 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and QwQ 32B costs $0.5/M input tokens. GLM 5.3 Flash is $0.35/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 5.3 Flash and QwQ 32B 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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