Compare/Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.5 (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-4.5 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$2.2/M
Speed
48 tok/s
TTFT
0.92s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-12)
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Reasoning)GLM-4.5 (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-4.5 (Reasoning)$0.82

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
64 tok/s
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
48 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
1.19s
GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
0.92s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.226.4
Coding Index
13.126.3
Math Index
55.773.7
GPQA Diamond
60.4%78.2%
MMLU-Pro
77.4%83.5%
LiveCodeBench
52.3%73.8%
AIME 2025
55.7%73.7%
MATH-500
96.1%97.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%12.2%
SciCode
31.6%34.8%
IFBench
40.5%44.1%
TerminalBench
3.8%22.0%
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)0 wins
12 winsGLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) or GLM-4.5 (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-4.5 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 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 48 tok/s. However, GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.92s vs 1.19s).

When should I use Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for lower cost, GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.