GLM-5.3-FlashX vs Qwen Plus
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GLM-5.3-FlashX and Qwen Plus split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
Z.aiGLM-5.3-FlashX
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
$0.49/M tokensCheapest price, at Zhipu AI (China) · $0.24 per 1,000 pages
Alibaba CloudQwen Plus
1M context · tool calling
$0.16/M tokensCheapest price, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · 8.6¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.37/M
$0.40/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$1.25/M
$1.20/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.49/M at Zhipu AI (China)
$0.16/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.59/M
$0.60/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.24
8.6¢
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
18 Sept 2026
25 Jan 2024
Providers selling it
17
14
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 6
Eden AI$0.59 / $0.39
Nous Portal$0.59 / $0.39
LLMTR$0.53 / $0.60
LLM Gateway$0.59 / $0.60
Requesty$0.59 / $0.60
TrustedRouter$0.62 / $1.37
GLM-5.3-FlashX, then Qwen Plus, per million tokens.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3-FlashX or Qwen Plus?
- Qwen Plus, at $0.16 per million tokens against $0.49 for GLM-5.3-FlashX, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GLM-5.3-FlashX: $0.49 at Zhipu AI (China). Qwen Plus: $0.16 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: Eden AI, Nous Portal, LLMTR, LLM Gateway, Requesty, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 1M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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