Z.ai: GLM 5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5 by Zhipu AI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 203K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5
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
Z.ai: GLM 5
Input
$0.80
1.5× cheaper
Output
$2.56
2.3× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00
Z.ai: GLM 5 is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 2.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
54%Vocabulary61%
17wSentence Length15w
0.37Hedging0.23
6.3Bold5.2
4.7Lists3.9
0.00Emoji1.37
0.60Headings1.22
0.18Transitions0.04
Based on 22 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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