Model Comparison

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs GLM-5V-TurboWhich is better in 2026?

GLM-5V-Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs GLM-5V-Turbo — which is better?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and GLM-5V-Turbo (by Zhipu AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GLM-5V-Turbo is better at 3 benchmarks (Claw-Eval, SimpleVQA, ZClawBench). GLM-5V-Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose GLM-5V-Turbo if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GLM-5V-Turbo is better at 3 benchmarks (Claw-Eval, SimpleVQA, ZClawBench).

GLM-5V-Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GLM-5V-Turbo specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only GLM-5V-Turbo specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-5V-Turbo
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and GLM-5V-Turbo support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-5V-Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while GLM-5V-Turbo uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

GLM-5V-Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16, while GLM-5V-Turbo was released on 2026-04-02.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 0 month newer than GLM-5V-Turbo.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

3 months ago

2w newer
GLM-5V-Turbo

Apr 2, 2026

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Zhipu AI
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher Claw-Eval score (75.0% vs 50.0%)
Higher SimpleVQA score (78.2% vs 58.9%)
Higher ZClawBench score (57.6% vs 52.6%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and GLM-5V-Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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GLM-5V-Turbo
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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GLM-5V-Turbo

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs GLM-5V-Turbo.

Which is better, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B or GLM-5V-Turbo?

GLM-5V-Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and GLM-5V-Turbo is made by Zhipu AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B compare to GLM-5V-Turbo in benchmarks?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%. GLM-5V-Turbo scores Design2Code: 94.8%, Flame-VLM-Code: 93.8%, V*: 89.0%, WebVoyager: 88.5%, PinchBench: 80.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and GLM-5V-Turbo?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports an unknown number of tokens and GLM-5V-Turbo supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and GLM-5V-Turbo?

Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and GLM-5V-Turbo?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and GLM-5V-Turbo is developed by Zhipu AI.

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