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Qwen3.7 Plus vs GLM 5 Turbo

Qwen3.7 Plus (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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen3.7 Plus holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#19 vs #39); Qwen3.7 Plus is 3.1× cheaper per output token ($1.28/1M vs $4.00/1M); and Qwen3.7 Plus offers the longer context window (1M vs 203K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.7 Plus if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #19 against #39 (67.4 vs 53.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.28/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 3.1× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.32/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 203K.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 39.4 against 39.1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.7 Plus was listed 3 June 2026, GLM 5 Turbo 15 March 2026.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GLM 5 Turbo leads Qwen3.7 Plus for this pair.

Qwen3.7 Plus vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.7 Plus and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldQwen3.7 PlusQwenGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#19#39
Index score67.453.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.32$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$1.28$4.00
Context window1M tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens131K131K
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed3 June 202615 March 2026
PublisherQwenZ.ai

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 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: Qwen3.7 Plus vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.7 Plus or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardQwen3.7 PlusGLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15061499–1514—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-2.0%-3.3%–-0.6%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis39.4intelligence-index39.1intelligence-indexQwen3.7 Plus
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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Qwen3.7 Plus vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Qwen3.7 Plus better than GLM 5 Turbo?

Qwen3.7 Plus ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #19 against #39. 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 Qwen3.7 Plus cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper on output tokens: $1.28/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.32/1M for Qwen3.7 Plus 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, Qwen3.7 Plus or GLM 5 Turbo?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.7 Plus 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 Qwen3.7 Plus and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Qwen3.7 Plus: API only. 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 Qwen3.7 Plus and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3.7 Plus 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 Qwen3.7 Plus vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 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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