Z.ai: GLM 5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5 by Zhipu AI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 by Qwen, context windows of 203K vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
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
Output
$2.56
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
Input
$0.40
2.0× cheaper
Output
$2.40
1.1× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 1.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
40%
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 uses 153.4x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
54%Vocabulary59%
17wSentence Length15w
0.37Hedging0.28
6.3Bold4.4
4.7Lists2.5
0.00Emoji1.53
0.60Headings0.76
0.18Transitions0.04
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