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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs GLM 4.7 Flash

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking (Qwen) and GLM 4.7 Flash (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, GLM 4.7 Flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#67 vs #68); GLM 4.7 Flash is 3× cheaper per output token ($0.40/1M vs $1.20/1M); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking offers the longer context window (262K vs 203K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking if…

  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 203K.

Choose GLM 4.7 Flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #67 against #68 (38.0 vs 37.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.40/1M output tokens against $1.20/1M, about 3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.06/1M against $0.15/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 3.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1424 against 1421.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 4.7 Flash was listed 19 January 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 11 September 2025.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs GLM 4.7 Flash: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and GLM 4.7 Flash
FieldQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwenGLM 4.7 FlashZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#68#67
Index score37.538.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.15$0.06
Output price / 1M tokens$1.20$0.40
Context window262K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens33K16K
API providers listed34
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed11 September 202519 January 2026
PublisherQwenZ.ai

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs GLM 4.7 Flash

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking or GLM 4.7 Flash has a published result
BoardQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingGLM 4.7 FlashLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14211409–143214241413–1435GLM 4.7 Flash
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—23.3intelligence-indexOnly 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 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs GLM 4.7 Flash: common questions

Is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking better than GLM 4.7 Flash?

GLM 4.7 Flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #67 against #68. 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 Next 80B A3B Thinking cheaper than GLM 4.7 Flash?

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper on output tokens: $0.40/1M against $1.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.15/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and $0.06/1M for GLM 4.7 Flash. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking or GLM 4.7 Flash?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking or GLM 4.7 Flash?

Arena coding: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 1421, GLM 4.7 Flash 1424 — GLM 4.7 Flash leads.

Are Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and GLM 4.7 Flash open-weight models?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: Open weights. GLM 4.7 Flash: Open weights. 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 Next 80B A3B Thinking and GLM 4.7 Flash?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and 4 for GLM 4.7 Flash, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs GLM 4.7 Flash comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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