Qwen 3.5 Plus vs GLM 4.6 V: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-12 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: GLM 4.6 V is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.450 per million tokens versus
$0.675, a 33% difference.
Qwen 3.5 Plus offers the larger context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for GLM 4.6 V.
Head to head
| Qwen 3.5 Plus | GLM 4.6 V | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.300 | $0.300 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.80 | $0.900 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.675 | $0.450 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 131,072 |
| Vendor | qwen | z-ai |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Qwen 3.5 Plus | GLM 4.6 V |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.750 | $0.525 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $7.50 | $5.25 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $75.00 | $52.50 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Qwen 3.5 Plus when you need the longer context window (1,000,000 vs 131,072 tokens). Pick GLM 4.6 V when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.