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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs GLM-4.5
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 16 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Of the 16 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 9 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-09-dd620e778ac5). See also Alibaba vs Z.ai, every model from both labs.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or GLM-4.5? The short answer
Pick Qwen3.5-397B-A17B if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 21.4 against 12.8). Pick GLM-4.5 if cost matters more: it costs 22% less per token.
- GLM-4.5 is cheaper: $1.00 against $1.29 per million tokens, 22% less.
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 21.4 against 12.8.
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is newer: released 13 Feb 2026, against 3 Aug 2025 for GLM-4.5.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.5-397B-A17B does better for reasoning and knowledge.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | GLM-4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.55 in · $3.50 out | $0.60 in · $2.20 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $1.29 | $1.00 |
| Cheapest host, blended | $0.88 (Alibaba) | – |
| Intelligence Index | 21.4 | 12.8 |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | 90 | – |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Released | 13 Feb 2026 (newer) | 3 Aug 2025 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Developer based in | China | China |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | GLM-4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 80 · 125 of 387 measured | 1,442 | 1,411 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 73 · 121 of 380 measured | 1,446 | 1,412 |
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 86 · 130 of 385 measured | 1,405 | 1,372 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 97 · 145 of 243 measured | 21.4no reasoning | 12.8 |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better 53 · 118 of 231 measured | 89.3% | 78.2% |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 77 · 134 of 242 measured | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| UGI Leaderboard reported by UGI Leaderboard · 3 results | ||
| Writing score · UGIscore out of 100, higher is better 77 · 53 of 230 measured | 50.1no reasoning | 57.3thinking reasoning |
| Requested-length error · UGI% off the requested word count, lower is better 134 · 57 of 230 measured | 23.0%no reasoning | 13.0%no reasoning |
| Style adherence · UGIscore from 0 to 1, higher is better 164 · 73 of 230 measured | 0.33no reasoning | 0.36thinking reasoning |
Show all 16 results (7 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | GLM-4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 67 · 107 of 338 measured | 1,477 | 1,444 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 78 · 117 of 387 measured | 1,434 | 1,405 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 80 · 132 of 386 measured | 1,421 | 1,382 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 4 results | ||
| IFBench% of instructions, higher is better 8 · 119 of 195 measured | 78.8% | 44.1% |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 66 · 150 of 233 measured | 77.3% | 52.7% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard% of tasks, higher is better 34 · 87 of 190 measured | 40.9% | 22.0% |
| τ²-bench telecom% of tasks, higher is better 16 · 112 of 193 measured | 95.6% | 43.0% |
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Quick answers
Is Qwen3.5-397B-A17B better than GLM-4.5?
Pick Qwen3.5-397B-A17B if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 21.4 against 12.8). Pick GLM-4.5 if cost matters more: it costs 22% less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or GLM-4.5?
GLM-4.5 is cheaper: $1.00 against $1.29 per million tokens, 22% less.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or GLM-4.5?
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ranks 73 of 198 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 120 for GLM-4.5.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or GLM-4.5?
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ranks 69 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 76 for GLM-4.5.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or GLM-4.5?
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B: 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for GLM-4.5.
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