GLM-4.5V vs Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct takes 4 of 5 rounds against GLM-4.5V. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.01 per million tokens against $1.73.
Z.aiGLM-4.5V
$1.73/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at 302.AI · $0.226 per 1,000 pages
64k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
Alibaba Cloudwins 4 roundsQwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct
$1.01/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.121 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.50/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.80/M
$2/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.73/M at 302.AI
$1.01/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$3.60/M
$3.50/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.226
$0.121
Context
64k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
11 Aug 2025
1 Sept 2025
Providers selling it
16
25
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 12
Merge Gateway$3.60 / $1.01
Kilo Gateway$3.60 / $1.07
NanoGPT$3.60 / $1.10
Eden AI$3.60 / $1.37
Nous Portal$3.60 / $1.37
OpenRouter$3.60 / $1.37
TrustedRouter$3.80 / $1.45
LLM Gateway$3.60 / $1.65
GLM-4.5V then Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 12
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GLM-4.5VNous Portal$0.48 / $1.44 $0.60 / $1.8025% dearer ·
- Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructNous Portal$0.07 / $0.88 $0.09 / $1.1025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V or Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct?
- Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct, at $1.01 per million tokens against $1.73 for GLM-4.5V, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GLM-4.5V: $1.73 at 302.AI. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct: $1.01 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 12 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Kilo Gateway, NanoGPT, Eden AI, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct, at 131k tokens against 64k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.