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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

GLM-4.5V vs QwQ Plus

GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 38 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  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)

    QwQ Plus

    Released Mar 5, 2025

    38/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.80 / $2.40
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove QwQ Plus

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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 QwQ Plus (38). It leads on price and inputs & features. QwQ 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 · QwQ Plus $1.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwQ PlusQwQ Plus 131,072 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGLM-4.5VGLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video · QwQ Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingGLM-4.5VPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGLM-4.5VQwQ Plus
Price50%5246
Inputs & features30%7035
Context window20%1224
Overall100%49/10038/100

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 QwQ Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationGLM-4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu)QwQ PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—65.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60 (best)$0.80
Output$1.80 (best)$2.40
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.90 (best)$1.20
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Z.AI APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window64,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDglm-4.5vqwq-plus
API providers11 (best)2
ReleasedAug 11, 2025Mar 5, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • GLM-4.5V$9.60
  • QwQ Plus$12.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GLM-4.5V or QwQ Plus?

GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against QwQ Plus (38). It leads on price and inputs & features. QwQ 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 QwQ Plus?

GLM-4.5V is cheaper at $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). QwQ Plus costs $0.80 input / $2.40 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 $1.20 for QwQ Plus (1.3× 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 QwQ Plus has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-4.5V and QwQ 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?

QwQ Plus has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.5V up to 16,384, QwQ Plus up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GLM-4.5V accepts text, images and video; QwQ 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; QwQ Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GLM-4.5V is the newest, released Aug 11, 2025. QwQ Plus came out Mar 5, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.5V Apr 2025, QwQ Plus Apr 2024.

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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