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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct vs Aya Expanse 32B vs GLM-4.5V

GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 41 and 33 on our weighted score, though Aya Expanse 32B is 17% cheaper per token.

  1. 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

  2. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    33/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Aya Expanse 32B
  3. 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
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) and Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct wins on context window. Aya Expanse 32B 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 priceAya Expanse 32BAya Expanse 32B $0.75 · Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct $0.90 · GLM-4.5V $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct 262,144 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGLM-4.5VQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct: Text · Aya Expanse 32B: Text · GLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructAya Expanse 32BGLM-4.5V
Price50%525652
Inputs & features30%25070
Context window20%372412
Overall100%41/10033/10049/100

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.

Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct vs Aya Expanse 32B vs GLM-4.5V specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-Coder 30B-A3B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)Aya Expanse 32BCohereGLM-4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.45 (best)$0.50$0.60
Output$2.25$1.50 (best)$1.80
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.90$0.75 (best)$0.90
Long-context rateOver 32K: $0.75 / $3.75Same rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 1 providersOfficial Z.AI API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)128,000 tokens64,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)4,000 tokens16,384 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoYes
ReasoningNoNoYes
Tool callingYesNoYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Open
API model IDqwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instructc4ai-aya-expanse-32bglm-4.5v
API providers13 (best)211
ReleasedApr 2025Oct 24, 2024Aug 11, 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.

  • Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct$9.00
  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
  • GLM-4.5V$9.60
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct, Aya Expanse 32B or GLM-4.5V?

GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct (41) and Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct wins on context window. Aya Expanse 32B 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, Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct, Aya Expanse 32B or GLM-4.5V?

Aya Expanse 32B is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct costs $0.45 input / $2.25 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); GLM-4.5V costs $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.75 per million tokens for Aya Expanse 32B versus $0.90 for Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct (1.2× as much) and $0.90 for GLM-4.5V (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct has not been scored yet, Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet and GLM-4.5V has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct, Aya Expanse 32B and GLM-4.5V yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Expanse 32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Aya Expanse 32B and 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct up to 65,536, Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, GLM-4.5V up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct accepts text; Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; GLM-4.5V accepts text, images and video. GLM-4.5V handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), 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; Aya Expanse 32B came out Oct 24, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct Apr 2025, GLM-4.5V 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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