Compare/Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5-Air

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.5-Air

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

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Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.97/M
Speed
87 tok/s
TTFT
1.06s
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GLM-4.5-Air

Input
$0.17/M
Output
$0.98/M
Speed
63 tok/s
TTFT
1.66s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-4.5-Air
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (2-9)
GLM-4.5-Air

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)GLM-4.5-Air
Input ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.17
Output ($/M tokens)$0.97$0.98
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.35
GLM-4.5-Air$0.27

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
87 tok/s
GLM-4.5-Air
63 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
1.06s
GLM-4.5-Air
1.66s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.623.2
Coding Index
12.723.8
Math Index
74.080.7
GPQA Diamond
72.6%73.3%
MMLU-Pro
79.2%81.5%
LiveCodeBench
67.9%68.4%
AIME 2025
74.0%80.7%
MATH-500
96.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.3%6.8%
SciCode
30.6%30.6%
IFBench
43.4%37.6%
TerminalBench
3.8%20.5%
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)2 wins
9 winsGLM-4.5-Air

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) or GLM-4.5-Air?

GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.43/M for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.5-Air wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 87 tok/s vs 63 tok/s. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.06s vs 1.66s).

When should I use Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5-Air?

Choose based on your priorities: GLM-4.5-Air for lower cost, GLM-4.5-Air for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.