Models

Qwen3.8 Max Preview vs Zai Glm 5 Turbo

Compare Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen and Zai Glm 5 Turbo from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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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
Z.AI logo
Zai Glm 5 Turbo
Z.AI · → text

Input$1.2 /M
Output$3.9996 /M
Cache read$0.24 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Zai Glm 5 Turbo
Input /M
$0.338
$1.2
Output /M
$1.014
$3.9996
Cache read /M
$0.0338
$0.24
Context length
983,616
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Max output
131,072
0
Time to First Token
2.4 s
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Throughput
48.1 tok/s
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Modalities
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Supported Parameters
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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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

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1420146015001540
Overall
14581480
Coding
14961520
Math
14391497
Hard prompts
14791502
Instruction following
14481477
Multi-turn
14711493
Creative writing
14501466
Longer query
14711492
Chinese
15261536
English
14711488
WebDev Arena
qwen3.8-max-previewzai-glm-5-turbo
1400150016001700
Overall
14351670
React
14251679
HTML
14521628
Gaming
14371735
Simulations
14411667
Data analytics
14291615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Zai Glm 5 Turbo
$132 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen3.8 Max Preview, Zai Glm 5 Turbo?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; Zai Glm 5 Turbo: $3.9996/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Zai Glm 5 Turbo: 1496 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Can I call Qwen3.8 Max Preview and Zai Glm 5 Turbo 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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