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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

GLM-4.7 vs Palmyra X5 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus

Palmyra X5 comes out ahead, 47 to 41 and 37 on our weighted score, though GLM-4.7 is 2× cheaper per token.

  1. Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.7

    Released Dec 22, 2025

    41/100
    • ECI143.7
    • Price$0.60 / $2.20
    • Context205K
    Full specs Remove GLM-4.7
  2. Our pick

    Writer

    Palmyra X5

    Released Apr 28, 2025

    47/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $6.00
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Palmyra X5

  3. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Coder Plus

    Released Jul 23, 2025Deprecated

    37/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.00 / $5.00
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Coder Plus
01 — Verdict

Palmyra X5 is our pick

Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 47/100 against GLM-4.7 (41) and Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on inputs & features. GLM-4.7 wins on price. 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-4.7GLM-4.7 $1.00 · Palmyra X5 $1.95 · Qwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · GLM-4.7 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsPalmyra X5GLM-4.7: Text · Palmyra X5: Text, Images · Qwen3 Coder Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingGLM-4.7Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGLM-4.7Palmyra X5Qwen3 Coder Plus
Price50%483534
Inputs & features30%356025
Context window20%326061
Overall100%41/10047/10037/100

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-4.7 vs Palmyra X5 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationGLM-4.7Z.ai (Zhipu)Palmyra X5WriterQwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)143.7——
ECI rank#94 of 165——
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions83.3%——
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics83.3%——
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions32.2%——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60 (best)$0.60 (best)$1.00
Output$2.20 (best)$6.00$5.00
Cached input$0.11——
Blended (3:1)$1.00 (best)$1.95$2.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Z.AI APIMedian of 4 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYesYesNo
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietaryProprietary
API model IDglm-4.7—qwen3-coder-plus
API providers31 (best)45
ReleasedDec 22, 2025Apr 28, 2025Jul 23, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025—Apr 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-4.7$10.40
  • Palmyra X5$18.00
  • Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GLM-4.7, Palmyra X5 or Qwen3 Coder Plus?

Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 47/100 against GLM-4.7 (41) and Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on inputs & features. GLM-4.7 wins on price. 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-4.7, Palmyra X5 or Qwen3 Coder Plus?

GLM-4.7 is cheaper at $0.60 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). Palmyra X5 costs $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers); 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 $1.00 per million tokens for GLM-4.7 versus $1.95 for Palmyra X5 (1.9× as much) and $2.00 for Qwen3 Coder Plus (2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GLM-4.7 has an ECI of 143.7, Palmyra X5 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-4.7, Palmyra X5 and Qwen3 Coder Plus 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 Plus has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Palmyra X5 and 204,800 for GLM-4.7. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.7 up to 131,072, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192, Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GLM-4.7 accepts text; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images; Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text. Palmyra X5 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

GLM-4.7 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Palmyra X5 and Qwen3 Coder Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GLM-4.7 is the newest, released Dec 22, 2025. Qwen3 Coder Plus came out Jul 23, 2025; Palmyra X5 came out Apr 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.7 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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