Compare/Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct vs GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructvsGLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

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

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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.9/M
Speed
48 tok/s
TTFT
1.07s
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GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
49 tok/s
TTFT
29.70s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Benchmarks (10-0)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructGLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$1.9$1.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct$0.49
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)$0.78

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
48 tok/s
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
49 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
1.07s
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
29.70s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
20.812.7
Coding Index
16.510.8
Math Index
70.715.3
GPQA Diamond
71.2%57.3%
MMLU-Pro
82.3%75.1%
LiveCodeBench
59.4%35.2%
AIME 2025
70.7%15.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%3.6%
SciCode
35.9%18.8%
IFBench
42.7%28.6%
TerminalBench
6.8%6.8%
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct10 wins
0 winsGLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct or GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.70/M tokens vs $0.90/M for GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 49 tok/s vs 48 tok/s. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (1.07s vs 29.70s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct vs GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct for lower cost, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.