Models

GLM 5 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare GLM 5 from Z.AI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Z.AI logo
GLM 5
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5 is an advanced, open-source large language model designed for developers tackling the toughest challenges. It excels at long-context reasoning, multi-step tool orchestration, and complex systems engineering, making it the ideal choice for powering sophisticated agents and applications that require high-level cognitive tasks.

Input$0.88 /M
Output$2.816 /M
Cache read$0.176 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GLM 5
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.88
$0.338
Output /M
$2.816
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.176
$0.0338
Context length
202,752
983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
1.1 s
2.4 s
Throughput
45.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
glm-5qwen3.8-max-preview
1420146015001540
Overall
14571480
Coding
14981520
Math
14431497
Hard prompts
14781502
Instruction following
14471477
Multi-turn
14731493
Creative writing
14461466
Longer query
14701492
Chinese
15241536
English
14711488
WebDev Arena
glm-5qwen3.8-max-preview
1400150016001700
Overall
14301670
React
14211679
HTML
14431628
Gaming
17351735
Simulations
16671667
Data analytics
16151615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
GLM 5
$95.04 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; GLM 5: $2.816/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; GLM 5: 1498 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

GLM 5: 1.1s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GLM 5 accepts 202,752 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GLM 5 at 45.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GLM 5 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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