Compare/Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct vs GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructvsGLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

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

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Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.97/M
Speed
108 tok/s
TTFT
0.86s
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GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$0.9/M
Speed
23 tok/s
TTFT
1.01s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
Lower Latency
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
Benchmarks (2-9)
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructGLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$0.97$0.9
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct$0.35
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)$0.39

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
108 tok/s
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
23 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
0.86s
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
1.01s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.723.4
Coding Index
7.219.7
Math Index
52.385.3
GPQA Diamond
62.0%71.9%
MMLU-Pro
72.5%79.9%
LiveCodeBench
42.2%16.0%
AIME 2025
52.3%85.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%8.9%
SciCode
18.6%30.4%
IFBench
31.2%30.1%
TerminalBench
1.5%14.4%
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct2 wins
9 winsGLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct or GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.43/M tokens vs $0.45/M for GLM-4.6V (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct generates tokens faster at 108 tok/s vs 23 tok/s. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.86s vs 1.01s).

When should I use Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct vs GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct for lower cost, GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.