GLM-4.5V vs Pixtral Large (25.02) vs Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct
GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 41 and 33 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-4.5V
49/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $1.80
- Context64K
Mistral AIPixtral Large (25.02)
33/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context128K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct
41/100- ECI—
- Price$0.45 / $2.25
- Context262K
GLM-4.5V is our pick
GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct (41) and Pixtral Large (25.02) (33). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGLM-4.5V and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructGLM-4.5V $0.90 · Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct $0.90 · Pixtral Large (25.02) $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct 262,144 · Pixtral Large (25.02) 128,000 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGLM-4.5VGLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video · Pixtral Large (25.02): Text, Images · Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct: Text
- Self-hostingGLM-4.5V and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GLM-4.5V | Pixtral Large (25.02) | Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 52 | 27 | 52 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 50 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 12 | 24 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 49/100 | 33/100 | 41/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | GLM-4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu) | Pixtral Large (25.02)Mistral AI | Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.60 | $2.00 | $0.45 (best) |
| Output | $1.80 (best) | $6.00 | $2.25 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.90 (best) | $3.00 | $0.90 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.75 / $3.75 |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Median of 3 providers | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 64,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 65,536 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | glm-4.5v | — | qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct |
| API providers | 11 | 3 | 13 (best) |
| Released | Aug 11, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | — | Apr 2025 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- GLM-4.5V$9.60
- Pixtral Large (25.02)$32.00
- Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct$9.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-4.5V, Pixtral Large (25.02) or Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct?
GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct (41) and Pixtral Large (25.02) (33). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5V, Pixtral Large (25.02) or Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct?
GLM-4.5V is cheaper at $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct costs $0.45 input / $2.25 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); Pixtral Large (25.02) costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.90 per million tokens for GLM-4.5V versus $0.90 for Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct (1× as much) and $3.00 for Pixtral Large (25.02) (3.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GLM-4.5V has not been scored yet, Pixtral Large (25.02) has not been scored yet and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-4.5V, Pixtral Large (25.02) and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Pixtral Large (25.02) and 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.5V up to 16,384, Pixtral Large (25.02) up to 8,192, Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-4.5V accepts text, images and video; Pixtral Large (25.02) accepts text and images; Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct accepts text. GLM-4.5V handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
GLM-4.5V and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Pixtral Large (25.02) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GLM-4.5V is the newest, released Aug 11, 2025. Pixtral Large (25.02) came out Apr 8, 2025; Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct came out Apr 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.5V Apr 2025, Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct Apr 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
