GLM-4.5V vs Qwen3 Coder Plus
GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 37 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-4.5V
49/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $1.80
- Context64K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Coder Plus
37/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $5.00
- Context1.05M
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GLM-4.5V is our pick
GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Coder Plus 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-4.5VGLM-4.5V $0.90 · Qwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGLM-4.5VGLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video · Qwen3 Coder Plus: Text
- Self-hostingGLM-4.5VPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GLM-4.5V | Qwen3 Coder Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 52 | 36 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 12 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 49/100 | 37/100 |
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) | Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.60 (best) | $1.00 |
| Output | $1.80 (best) | $5.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.90 (best) | $2.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 64,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens | 65,536 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | glm-4.5v | qwen3-coder-plus |
| API providers | 11 | 11 |
| Released | Aug 11, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- GLM-4.5V$9.60
- Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-4.5V or Qwen3 Coder Plus?
GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Coder Plus 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 Plus?
GLM-4.5V is cheaper at $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). Qwen3 Coder Plus costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.90 per million tokens for GLM-4.5V versus $2.00 for Qwen3 Coder Plus (2.2× as much).
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 Plus 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 Plus 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 Plus has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.5V up to 16,384, Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-4.5V accepts text, images and video; Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text. GLM-4.5V handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
GLM-4.5V publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3 Coder Plus is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GLM-4.5V is the newest, released Aug 11, 2025. Qwen3 Coder Plus came out Jul 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.5V Apr 2025, Qwen3 Coder Plus 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.
