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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking vs GLM-4.5-Air

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking comes out ahead, 59 to 48 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking

    Released Sep 22, 2025

    59/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.97
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking

  2. Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.5-Air

    Released Jul 28, 2025

    48/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $1.10
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove GLM-4.5-Air

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is our pick

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against GLM-4.5-Air (48). It leads on inputs & features. GLM-4.5-Air 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-4.5-AirGLM-4.5-Air $0.425 · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking $0.43 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGLM-4.5-AirGLM-4.5-Air 131,072 · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingQwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking: Text, Images, Audio, Video · GLM-4.5-Air: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingGLM-4.5-Air
Price50%6465
Inputs & features30%8035
Context window20%1225
Overall100%59/10048/100

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 Omni 30B A3B Thinking vs GLM-4.5-Air specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen)GLM-4.5-AirZ.ai (Zhipu)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25$0.20 (best)
Output$0.97 (best)$1.10
Cached input—$0.03
Blended (3:1)$0.43$0.425 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial Z.AI API
Limits
Context window65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens98,304 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache-2.0Open
API model ID—glm-4.5-air
API providers119 (best)
ReleasedSep 22, 2025Jul 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking$4.44
  • GLM-4.5-Air$4.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking or GLM-4.5-Air?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against GLM-4.5-Air (48). It leads on inputs & features. GLM-4.5-Air 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 Omni 30B A3B Thinking or GLM-4.5-Air?

GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper at $0.20 input / $1.10 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.25 input / $0.97 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.425 per million tokens for GLM-4.5-Air versus $0.43 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking has not been scored yet and GLM-4.5-Air has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking and GLM-4.5-Air 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?

GLM-4.5-Air has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 65,536 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking up to 16,384, GLM-4.5-Air up to 98,304 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking accepts text, images, audio and video; GLM-4.5-Air accepts text. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the newest, released Sep 22, 2025. GLM-4.5-Air came out Jul 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.5-Air 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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