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Qwen3 235B A22B vs GLM 5 Turbo

Qwen3 235B A22B (Qwen) and GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, GLM 5 Turbo holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#44 vs #70); Qwen3 235B A22B is 2.2× cheaper per output token ($1.82/1M vs $4.00/1M); GLM 5 Turbo offers the longer context window (203K vs 131K tokens); and Qwen3 235B A22B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if…

  • API cost matters — $1.82/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 2.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.455/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 235B A22B ships open weights while GLM 5 Turbo is api only.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #44 against #70 (52.7 vs 39.6 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 203K tokens against 131K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 5 Turbo was listed 15 March 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B 28 April 2025.

Qwen3 235B A22B vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldQwen3 235B A22BQwenGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#70#44
Index score39.652.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.455$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$1.82$4.00
Context window131K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens8K131K
API providers listed11
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed28 April 202515 March 2026
PublisherQwenZ.ai

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 235B A22B vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22BGLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14451438–1453No thinking—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—39.1intelligence-indexOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—98.5%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—27.8%humanitys-last-examOnly one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—33.9Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3 235B A22B vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Qwen3 235B A22B better than GLM 5 Turbo?

GLM 5 Turbo ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #44 against #70. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Qwen3 235B A22B cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Qwen3 235B A22B is cheaper on output tokens: $1.82/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.455/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B and $1.20/1M for GLM 5 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B or GLM 5 Turbo?

GLM 5 Turbo has the larger context window: 203K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 235B A22B or GLM 5 Turbo?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Qwen3 235B A22B and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Qwen3 235B A22B: Open weights. GLM 5 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Qwen3 235B A22B and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3 235B A22B and 1 for GLM 5 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 235B A22B vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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