Compare/Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.235/M
Output
$2.22/M
Speed
64 tok/s
TTFT
1.19s
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GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$2.2/M
Speed
37 tok/s
TTFT
0.96s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (4-8)
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Reasoning)GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.235$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$2.22$2.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)$0.46
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)$0.82

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
64 tok/s
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
37 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
1.19s
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)
0.96s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.230.2
Coding Index
13.130.2
Math Index
55.744.3
GPQA Diamond
60.4%63.2%
MMLU-Pro
77.4%78.4%
LiveCodeBench
52.3%56.1%
AIME 2025
55.7%44.3%
MATH-500
96.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%5.2%
SciCode
31.6%33.1%
IFBench
40.5%36.7%
TerminalBench
3.8%28.8%
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)4 wins
8 winsGLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) or GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.73/M tokens vs $1.00/M for GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Qwen3 14B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 64 tok/s vs 37 tok/s. However, GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.96s vs 1.19s).

When should I use Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for lower cost, GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.