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Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs GLM-5V-Turbo
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 41 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Of the 41 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.
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo? The short answer
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902) if quality matters most: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 48 against 11). Pick GLM-5V-Turbo if cost matters more: it costs 3.6 times less per product listing on CatalogBench.
- Spring Prompt overall: Qwen3.8-Max (0902) 48, GLM-5V-Turbo 11 (out of 100; how the score works).
- GLM-5V-Turbo is cheaper to run: $0.007 against $0.026 per product listing on CatalogBench (3.6 times less).
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 45.4 against 23.5.
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) is newer: released 3 Aug 2026, against 1 Apr 2026 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
- On our own benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.8-Max (0902) does better for product listings.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.8-Max (0902) does better for reasoning and knowledge, writing and sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | GLM-5V-Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $2.00 in · $6.00 out | $1.20 in · $4.00 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $3.00 | $1.90 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | – |
| Cost per product listing (CatalogBench) | $0.026 | $0.007 |
| Intelligence Index | 45.4 | 23.5 |
| Spring Prompt overall | 48 | 11 |
| Output speed, tokens a second | 37 | – |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 202,752 tokens |
| Released | 3 Aug 2026 (newer) | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| 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 | Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 3 results | ||
| Cost per productUS dollars, lower is better 15 · 7 of 20 measured | $0.0256 | $0.0070 |
| Reliably publish-ready% of products, higher is better 13 · 19 of 20 measured | 28.6% | 1.8% |
| Reliably publish-ready · sales brief% of products, higher is better 18 · 18 of 20 measured | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 93 of 387 measured | 1,482 | 1,433 |
| Overall · Text factualityArena rating, higher is better 22 · 79 of 163 measured | 1,472 | 1,440 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 16 · 89 of 380 measured | 1,484 | 1,440 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 14 · 83 of 243 measured | 45.4 | 23.5 |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better 15 · 106 of 231 measured | 92.8% | 80.9% |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 24 · 118 of 242 measured | 43.1% | 17.1% |
Show all 41 results (32 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | GLM-5V-Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 27 results | ||
| Channel compliance% of products, higher is better 1 · 19 of 20 measured | 100.0% | 98.3% |
| Channel rules broken% of products, lower is better 11 · 16 of 20 measured | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Channel rules broken · sales brief% of products, lower is better 19 · 9 of 20 measured | 3.0% | 0.6% |
| Claims to check% of products, lower is better 1 · 19 of 20 measured | 0.0% | 11.5% |
| Claims to check · sales brief% of products, lower is better 13 · 19 of 20 measured | 1.3% | 28.9% |
| Conflicts caught% of conflicts, higher is better 1 · 1 of 20 measured | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Content quality% of checks, higher is better 18 · 20 of 20 measured | 94.2% | 63.3% |
| Content quality · sales brief% of checks, higher is better 19 · 20 of 20 measured | 93.6% | 16.8% |
| Decision accuracy% of decisions, higher is better 16 · 20 of 20 measured | 93.3% | 61.0% |
| Failed outputs% of products, lower is better 19 · 20 of 20 measured | 3.6% | 32.1% |
| Failed outputs · sales brief% of products, lower is better 19 · 20 of 20 measured | 3.6% | 82.1% |
| Field accuracy% of missing fields, higher is better 19 · 20 of 20 measured | 90.3% | 59.6% |
| Invented values% of filled values, lower is better 15 · 18 of 20 measured | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| Missing UK information% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 20 measured | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Missing UK information · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 20 measured | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Not findable% of products, lower is better 4 · 9 of 20 measured | 3.6% | 5.4% |
| Not findable · sales brief% of products, lower is better 2 · 2 of 20 measured | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Publish-ready listings% of products, higher is better 12 · 20 of 20 measured | 50.0% | 10.1% |
| Publish-ready listings · sales brief% of products, higher is better 18 · 20 of 20 measured | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Unsupported claims% of products, lower is better 10 · 19 of 20 measured | 26.8% | 55.4% |
| Unsupported claimsclaims per product, lower is better 10 · 19 of 20 measured | 0.69 | 2.49 |
| Unsupported claims · sales briefclaims per product, lower is better 19 · 7 of 20 measured | 4.52 | 1.31 |
| Unsupported claims · sales brief% of products, lower is better 19 · 5 of 20 measured | 84.5% | 17.9% |
| Wrong attributes% of products, lower is better 16 · 2 of 20 measured | 21.4% | 13.1% |
| Wrong attributes · sales brief% of products, lower is better 13 · 1 of 20 measured | 19.6% | 3.6% |
| Wrong category or variant% of products, lower is better 4 · 2 of 20 measured | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Wrong category or variant · sales brief% of products, lower is better 10 · 3 of 20 measured | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 4 results | ||
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 17 · 85 of 385 measured | 1,468 | 1,406 |
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 87 of 338 measured | 1,513 | 1,463 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 25 · 91 of 387 measured | 1,474 | 1,424 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 18 · 86 of 386 measured | 1,472 | 1,414 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 1 result | ||
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 35 · 107 of 233 measured | 80.3% | 70.3% |
Compare them with other models
- Alibaba vs Z.aiEvery model from both labs, best against best
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs Claude Opus 5.5Most intelligent at $3–10 per million tokens
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs Claude Haiku 5.5Cheapest with similar intelligence
- GLM-5V-Turbo vs Muse Spark 1.3Most intelligent at $1–3 per million tokens
- GLM-5V-Turbo vs Claude Opus 5.5Most intelligent available today
Quick answers
Is Qwen3.8-Max (0902) better than GLM-5V-Turbo?
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902) if quality matters most: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 48 against 11). Pick GLM-5V-Turbo if cost matters more: it costs 3.6 times less per product listing on CatalogBench.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
GLM-5V-Turbo is cheaper to run: $0.007 against $0.026 per product listing on CatalogBench (3.6 times less).
Which is better for product listings, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 17 of 20 models on sale for turning a sparse product feed and photos into listings that can go live, against 19 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 17 of 198 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 97 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 16 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 77 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 38 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 80 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or GLM-5V-Turbo?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902): 1,000,000 tokens, against 202,752 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
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