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Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs GLM 5V Turbo

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Qwen) and GLM 5V 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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Qwen3.5 397B A17B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#42 vs #45); Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper per output token ($3.50/1M vs $4.00/1M); Qwen3.5 397B A17B offers the longer context window (262K vs 203K tokens); and Qwen3.5 397B A17B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.5 397B A17B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #42 against #45 (69.7 vs 68.8 points).
  • API cost matters — $3.50/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.55/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 203K.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3.5 397B A17B ships open weights while GLM 5V Turbo is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 10 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1491 against 1489.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 29.0% against 17.1%.

Choose GLM 5V Turbo if…

  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 98.5% against 95.6%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 5V Turbo was listed 1 April 2026, Qwen3.5 397B A17B 16 February 2026.

Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs GLM 5V Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.5 397B A17B and GLM 5V Turbo
FieldQwen3.5 397B A17BQwenGLM 5V TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#42#45
Index score69.768.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.55$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$3.50$4.00
Context window262K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens236K131K
API providers listed101
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoImage, Text, Video
First listed16 February 20261 April 2026
PublisherQwenZ.ai

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 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: Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs GLM 5V Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.5 397B A17B or GLM 5V Turbo has a published result
BoardQwen3.5 397B A17BGLM 5V TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14911486–149614891477–1501Qwen3.5 397B A17B
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis18.4intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecified—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis95.6%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)":reasoning=true98.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="GLM 5V Turbo (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueGLM 5V Turbo
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis29.0%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)":reasoning=true17.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="GLM 5V Turbo (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueQwen3.5 397B A17B

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

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Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs GLM 5V Turbo: common questions

Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B better than GLM 5V Turbo?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #42 against #45. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B cheaper than GLM 5V Turbo?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper on output tokens: $3.50/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.55/1M for Qwen3.5 397B A17B and $1.20/1M for GLM 5V Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $2.85 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B versus $4.40 for GLM 5V Turbo. Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs 35.2% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or GLM 5V Turbo?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or GLM 5V Turbo?

Arena coding: Qwen3.5 397B A17B 1491, GLM 5V Turbo 1489 — Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads.

Are Qwen3.5 397B A17B and GLM 5V Turbo open-weight models?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Open weights. GLM 5V 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 Qwen3.5 397B A17B and GLM 5V Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 10 API providers for Qwen3.5 397B A17B and 1 for GLM 5V Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs GLM 5V Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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