Model Comparison
GLM-5 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Comparing GLM-5 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GLM-5 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GLM-5 ($1.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, GLM-5 ($3.20/1M tokens) is 2.1x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GLM-5 is more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
GLM-5 has 664.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct, making it 830.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GLM-5 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's 65,536 tokens. GLM-5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is limited to 65,536 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
GLM-5 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GLM-5 was released on 2026-02-11, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.
GLM-5 is 5 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.
Feb 11, 2026
2 months ago
5mo newerSep 10, 2025
7 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
GLM-5 is available from ZAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from Novita.
GLM-5
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GLM-5
View detailsZhipu AI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about GLM-5 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct