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GLM-4.5-AirvsQwen3.8-Max
Qwen3.8-Max leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. GLM-4.5-Air is 5.1x cheaper per token. Qwen3.8-Max has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
Qwen3.8-Max leads
Cheaper per token
GLM-4.5-Air
5.1x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Qwen3.8-Max
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Z.ai · Qwen
GLM-4.5-Air
Z.ai
text
Qwen3.8-Max
Qwen · released 2026-08-02
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
1 shared · 1 only GLM-4.5-Air · 7 only Qwen3.8-Max| Benchmark | GLM-4.5-Air | Qwen3.8-Max | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 1 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1383.6 ↗ | 1480.6 ↗ | -97 | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Only GLM-4.5-Air reports · 1 | ||||
| AIME 2025 | 83.3% ↗matharena ⚠ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3.8-Max reports · 7 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | not reported | 92.6% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 46.3% ↗epoch | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 74.7% ↗epoch | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 99.4% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 45.8% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SWE-Bench Pro | not reported | 67.7% ↗ | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | not reported | 86.6% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.5-Air minus Qwen3.8-Max in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | GLM-4.5-Air | Qwen3.8-Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1M tokens | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Max output | 98K tokens | 131K tokens | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Input price / 1M | $0.2 ↗ | $1.65 ↗ | GLM-4.5-Air |
| Output price / 1M | $1.1 ↗ | $4.95 ↗ | GLM-4.5-Air |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.03 ↗ | — | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.3 | $6.6 | GLM-4.5-Air |
| Modalities | text | text · vision | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Released | — | 2026-08-02 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 2 | 9 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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