Data points: 66
The readout for GLM-5 and Qwen3 Coder, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GLM-5
GLM-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
66 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5
The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GLM-5 vs Qwen3 Coderglm-5-vs-qwen3-coder | Model A GLM-5 | Model B Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GLM-5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 21679ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-5 and Qwen3 Coder: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-5 GLM-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Qwen3 Coder Qwen3 Coder is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: GLM-5 leads across 66 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GLM-5 vs Qwen3 Coder into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | GLM-5 exposes 202.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | Qwen3 Coder exposes 1.0M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Zhipu AI | No data |
| Context window | 202.8K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | No data | 262K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool calling |
| Parameters | No data | 480B / 35B active |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-5 | qwen/qwen3-coder:free |
| References | No data | No data |
Qwen3 Coder
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
Seamee API10 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 18111ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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QYES AI5 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 30 tok/s / 47002ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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RinkoAI5 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency 552 tok/s / 886ms input / output No data |
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6345ywz API0 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $1.00/M / $3.20/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen/qwen3-coder:free speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
GLM-5 glm-5-fast speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen3-coder-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen3-coder speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen3-coder-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
