Models

GLM 5.2 vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Output tokens cost $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2 and $1.12 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Input tokens cost $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2 and $0.28 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2 and $0.28 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 131,100 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 1.1s on GLM 5.2 and 0.6s on Qwen3 235B A22B. Measured output throughput is 38.0 tok/s on GLM 5.2 and 81.2 tok/s on Qwen3 235B A22B. On the LMArena coding leaderboard GLM 5.2 scores 1505 and Qwen3 235B A22B scores 1433.

Z.AIGLM 5.2QwenQwen3 235B A22B
Z.AI logo
GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.13 /M
Output$3.94 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen · text → text

Qwen3-235B-A22B is a massive 235B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model that operates with the efficiency of a 22B model. Its standout feature is the ability to seamlessly switch between a "thinking" mode for complex reasoning and a "non-thinking" mode for fast conversation, offering both world-class power and practical speed.

Input$0.28 /M
Output$1.12 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input /M
$1.13
$0.28
Output /M
$3.94
$1.12
Cache read /M
$0.28
$0.28
Context length
1,000,000
131,100
Max output
128,000
128,000
Time to First Token
1.1 s
0.6 s
Throughput
38.0 tok/s
81.2 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
June 16, 2026
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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.

Text
glm-5.2qwen3-235b-a22b
13001360142014801540
Overall
13751470
Coding
14331505
Math
13921475
Hard prompts
13911488
Instruction following
13571462
Multi-turn
13711470
Creative writing
13241450
Longer query
13781479
Chinese
13921516
English
13871477

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 235B A22B
$33.60 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, Qwen3 235B A22B?

Qwen3 235B A22B: $1.12/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.94/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GLM 5.2: 1505; Qwen3 235B A22B: 1433 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B: 0.6s 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 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3 235B A22B accepts 131,100 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 128,000 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B at 81.2 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 38.0 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 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3 235B A22B accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and Qwen3 235B A22B 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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