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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

GLM-4.5V vs Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct

GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 41 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.5V

    Released Aug 11, 2025

    49/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $1.80
    • Context64K
    Full specs Remove GLM-4.5V

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct

    Released Apr 2025

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.45 / $2.25
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct

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01 — Verdict

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). 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 priceSame priceGLM-4.5V $0.90 · Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct 262,144 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGLM-4.5VGLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video · Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGLM-4.5VQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct
Price50%5252
Inputs & features30%7025
Context window20%1237
Overall100%49/10041/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

GLM-4.5V vs Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationGLM-4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu)Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60$0.45 (best)
Output$1.80 (best)$2.25
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.90$0.90
Long-context rateSame rateOver 32K: $0.75 / $3.75
Price sourceOfficial Z.AI APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window64,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDglm-4.5vqwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
API providers1113 (best)
ReleasedAug 11, 2025Apr 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Apr 2025
03 — Cost

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
  • Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct$9.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GLM-4.5V 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). 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 or Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct?

GLM-4.5V and Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct cost the same: $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. GLM-4.5V 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 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. Both 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 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.5V up to 16,384, 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; Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct accepts text. GLM-4.5V handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

GLM-4.5V is the newest, released Aug 11, 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.

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