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Qwen3.8 Max vs GLM-5.3-Flash

Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai
Our take

Qwen3.8 Max wins 4 of 4 categories, but GLM-5.3-Flash is 12.6× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick Qwen3.8 Max when quality matters most, GLM-5.3-Flash at volume.

Overall66Best55
Coding75Best69
Writing75Best64
Support72Best67
Value5860Best
Input / 1M$2.00$0.15Best
Output / 1M$6.00$0.50Best
Blended / 1M$3.00$0.24Best
Context window1M1M
Open weightsNoYes
Released3 Aug 202626 Aug 2026

Your monthly bill

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Qwen3.8 Max$600
GLM-5.3-Flash$47.50Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.
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