Data points: 57
The readout for GLM-4 and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Qwen3
Qwen3 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 5.
Evidence depth
57 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 10 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Qwen3
The charts below split 10 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GLM-4 vs Qwen3glm-4-vs-qwen3 | Model A GLM-4 | Model B Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 1 wins | 5 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GLM-4 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-4 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GLM-4 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
274 tests | GLM-4 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 707ms input / output No data | Qwen3 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-4 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-4 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-4 GLM-4 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. | Qwen3 Qwen3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Qwen3 leads across 57 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GLM-4 vs Qwen3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | Qwen3 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | No data | No data |
| Context window | No data | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | No data | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | No data | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | None listed | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | No data | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
speed / latency
38 tok/s / 7617ms
input / output
No data
SiliconFlow80 tests | GLM-4 speed / latency 73 tok/s / 739ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 19062ms input / output No data |
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OpenRouter65 tests | GLM-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 88 tok/s / 14234ms input / output No data |
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ChatST API5 tests | GLM-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 625 tok/s / 367ms input / output No data |
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N1N5 tests | GLM-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 10008ms input / output No data |
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GLM-4 glm-4 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3 qwen3-8b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
GLM-4 zhipu/glm-4-9b speed / latency No data input / output $0.137/M / $0.137/M | Qwen3 qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b speed / latency No data input / output $0.011/M / $0.038/M |
GLM-4 THUDM/GLM-4-9B-0414 speed / latency No data input / output $0.050/M / $0.050/M | Qwen3 qwen3-8b speed / latency No data input / output $0.050/M / $0.050/M |
GLM-4 THUDM/GLM-4-9B-0414 speed / latency No data input / output $0.086/M / $0.086/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $2.00/M / $20.00/M |
GLM-4 glm-4 speed / latency No data input / output $0.180/M / $0.720/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $1.20/M / $4.80/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.