Compare/Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsGLM-4.7 (Reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.375/M
Output
$2.25/M
Speed
197 tok/s
TTFT
1.43s
Z AI

GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$2.2/M
Speed
104 tok/s
TTFT
0.75s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-11)
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.375$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$2.25$2.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)$0.60
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)$0.82

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
197 tok/s
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)
104 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.43s
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)
0.75s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
31.542.1
Coding Index
17.636.3
Math Index
95.0
GPQA Diamond
81.7%85.9%
MMLU-Pro
85.6%
LiveCodeBench
89.4%
AIME 2025
95.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.5%25.1%
SciCode
1.3%45.1%
IFBench
36.2%67.9%
TerminalBench
25.8%31.8%
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)0 wins
11 winsGLM-4.7 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) or GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.84/M tokens vs $1.00/M for GLM-4.7 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.7 (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 197 tok/s vs 104 tok/s. However, GLM-4.7 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.75s vs 1.43s).

When should I use Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, GLM-4.7 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.