Compare/Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) vs GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)vsGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.45/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
68 tok/s
TTFT
1.23s
Z AI

GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
1.08s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.45$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$1.8$1.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)$0.63
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)$0.78

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)
68 tok/s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)
1.23s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
1.08s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.015.1
Coding Index
14.010.9
Math Index
23.773.0
GPQA Diamond
61.3%68.4%
MMLU-Pro
76.2%78.8%
LiveCodeBench
34.3%60.4%
AIME 2025
23.7%73.0%
MATH-500
90.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.7%5.9%
SciCode
29.9%22.1%
IFBench
36.6%34.2%
TerminalBench
6.1%5.3%
Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning)6 wins
6 winsGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) or GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.79/M tokens vs $0.90/M for GLM-4.5V (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 68 tok/s vs 52 tok/s. However, GLM-4.5V (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.08s vs 1.23s).

When should I use Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) vs GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Qwen3 235B A22B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.