GLM 4.6 vs Qwen3 8B (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
Qwen3 8B was released 5 months before GLM 4.6.
 GLM 4.6 |  Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Z.AI | Qwen |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 202.8K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 131.1K tokens | 8.2K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | September 30, 2025 9 months ago September 30th, 2025 | April 28, 2025 1 year ago April 28th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
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GLM 4.6 | Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Optional | Enabled by default |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | Qwen3 |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
GLM 4.6 is roughly 4.2x more expensive compared to Qwen3 8B for input tokens and roughly 4.4x more expensive for output tokens.
| GLM 4.6 | Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.50 per million tokens | $0.12 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $2.00 per million tokens | $0.45 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.10 per million tokens | Not specified |
Benchmarks
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| GLM 4.6 | Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 28.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 8.3 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 45.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 9 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 17.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 1.5 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 1,208 Elo (#44 in Game Dev (54.6% win rate)) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GLM 4.6 and Qwen3 8B unique.
GLM 4.6 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 202.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.50/M input and $2.00/M output tokens. Released September 30th, 2025.Qwen3 8B by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.12/M input and $0.45/M output tokens. Released April 28th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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