Compare/Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)vsGLM-5 (Reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$3.6/M
Speed
54 tok/s
TTFT
1.39s
Z AI

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Input
$1/M
Output
$3.2/M
Speed
60 tok/s
TTFT
0.96s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (3-4)
GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)GLM-5 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.6$1
Output ($/M tokens)$3.6$3.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)$0.96
GLM-5 (Reasoning)$1.32

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
54 tok/s
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
60 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
1.39s
GLM-5 (Reasoning)
0.96s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
45.049.8
Coding Index
41.344.2
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
89.3%82.0%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
27.3%27.2%
SciCode
42.0%46.2%
IFBench
78.8%72.3%
TerminalBench
40.9%43.2%
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)3 wins
4 winsGLM-5 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.35/M tokens vs $1.55/M for GLM-5 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-5 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 60 tok/s vs 54 tok/s. However, GLM-5 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.96s vs 1.39s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) for lower cost, GLM-5 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-5 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.