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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 Coder Plus vs GLM-4.7

GLM-4.7 comes out ahead, 41 to 37 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. 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
  2. Our pick

    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

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01 — Verdict

GLM-4.7 is our pick

GLM-4.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 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-4.7GLM-4.7 $1.00 · Qwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · GLM-4.7 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3 Coder Plus: Text · GLM-4.7: Text
  • Self-hostingGLM-4.7Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 Coder PlusGLM-4.7
Price50%3448
Inputs & features30%2535
Context window20%6132
Overall100%37/10041/100

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.

Qwen3 Coder Plus vs GLM-4.7 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen)GLM-4.7Z.ai (Zhipu)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—143.7
ECI rank—#94 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—83.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—83.3%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—32.2%
Price per million tokens
Input$1.00$0.60 (best)
Output$5.00$2.20 (best)
Cached input—$0.11
Blended (3:1)$2.00$1.00 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Z.AI API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)204,800 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDqwen3-coder-plusglm-4.7
API providers531 (best)
ReleasedJul 23, 2025Dec 22, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
  • GLM-4.7$10.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

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

GLM-4.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 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, Qwen3 Coder Plus or GLM-4.7?

GLM-4.7 is cheaper at $0.60 input / $2.20 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 $1.00 per million tokens for GLM-4.7 versus $2.00 for Qwen3 Coder Plus (2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Coder Plus has not been scored yet and GLM-4.7 has an ECI of 143.7.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Coder Plus and GLM-4.7 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 204,800 for GLM-4.7. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536, GLM-4.7 up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text; GLM-4.7 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

GLM-4.7 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; 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. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Coder Plus Apr 2025, GLM-4.7 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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