Models

GLM 5.3 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare GLM 5.3 from Z.AI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

Z.AIGLM 5.3QwenQwen3.8 Max Preview
10% off
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GLM 5.3
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.3 is Z.AI’s coding and agentic reasoning model, built for complex software engineering, long-running agent tasks, vulnerability analysis, and other demanding workloads. Building on GLM-5.2, it incorporates further post-training improvements to deliver stronger coding performance, better task execution, and greater token efficiency. We currently offer the production-ready GLM-5.3 API with unlimited concurrency, making it well suited for high-throughput workloads, coding agents, and large-scale automation. For a limited time, GLM-5.3 is available at 10% off.

Input$1.1268$1.0141 /M
Output$3.9438$3.5494 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.2535 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GLM 5.3
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$1.1268$1.014110%
$0.338
Output /M
$3.9438$3.549410%
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.2817$0.253510%
$0.0338
Context length
1,000,000
983,616
Max output
128,000
131,072
Time to First Token
3.1 s
2.4 s
Throughput
29.3 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
GLM 5.3
$127$114 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.3, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; GLM 5.3: $3.5494/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GLM 5.3 accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.3 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GLM 5.3 at 29.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5.3 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GLM 5.3 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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