Compare/Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B InstructvsGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

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

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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
67 tok/s
TTFT
1.70s
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GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Lower Latency
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-5)
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Coder 480B A35B InstructGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$1.8$1.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct$0.48
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)$0.78

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
67 tok/s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
1.70s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
1.08s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.815.1
Coding Index
24.610.9
Math Index
39.373.0
GPQA Diamond
61.8%68.4%
MMLU-Pro
78.8%78.8%
LiveCodeBench
58.5%60.4%
AIME 2025
39.3%73.0%
MATH-500
94.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.4%5.9%
SciCode
35.9%22.1%
IFBench
40.5%34.2%
TerminalBench
18.9%5.3%
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct6 wins
5 winsGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.68/M tokens vs $0.90/M for GLM-4.5V (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for GLM-4.5V (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct generates tokens faster at 67 tok/s vs 52 tok/s. However, GLM-4.5V (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.08s vs 1.70s).

When should I use Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for lower cost, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.