Z.ai: GLM 5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5 by Zhipu AI against Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 by Qwen, context windows of 203K vs 131K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 is 4.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM 5
Input
$0.80
Output
$2.56
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Input
$0.11
7.3× cheaper
Output
$0.60
4.3× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 is cheaper on both — 7.3× input, 4.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 uses 53.9x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
54%Vocabulary56%
17wSentence Length14w
0.37Hedging0.37
6.3Bold5.7
4.7Lists4.0
0.00Emoji0.54
0.60Headings0.70
0.18Transitions0.14
Based on 22 + 22 text responses
Research
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