Qwen3.6 Flash vs GLM 5.3 Prime: API price and specs
Qwen3.6 Flash is 91% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on input price.
Qwen3.6 Flash is 83% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on output price.
Qwen3.6 Flash is 88% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
| Field | Qwen3.6 Flash | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.16 | $1.82 +1020% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.22 | $2.80 +1172.7% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.97 | $5.72 +486.7% |
| Median output, per 1M | $1.31 | $8.80 +569.2% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.36 | $2.96 +729.1% |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K +50% | 131K |
| Providers | 13 | 5 +61.5% |
| Regions | GLOBAL | GLOBAL |
| Accepts | image, image/bmp, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo | text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | edenai | edenai |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aihubmix, edenai, kilo, openrouter, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Flash or Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime?
Qwen3.6 Flash is 91% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on input price. Qwen3.6 Flash is 83% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on output price. Qwen3.6 Flash is 88% cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.6 Flash or Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime?
Qwen3.6 Flash: 1M tokens; Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.6 Flash and Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime?
aihubmix, edenai, kilo, openrouter, zenmux