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

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructvsGLM-4.5V (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 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
44 tok/s
TTFT
1.20s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Benchmarks (8-3)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructGLM-4.5V (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 (Reasoning)$0.78

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
48 tok/s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
44 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
1.07s
GLM-4.5V (Reasoning)
1.20s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
20.815.1
Coding Index
16.510.9
Math Index
70.773.0
GPQA Diamond
71.2%68.4%
MMLU-Pro
82.3%78.8%
LiveCodeBench
59.4%60.4%
AIME 2025
70.7%73.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%5.9%
SciCode
35.9%22.1%
IFBench
42.7%34.2%
TerminalBench
6.8%5.3%
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct8 wins
3 winsGLM-4.5V (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct or GLM-4.5V (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 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for GLM-4.5V (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct generates tokens faster at 48 tok/s vs 44 tok/s. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (1.07s vs 1.20s).

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

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