Models

GLM 5 Turbo vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $4.00 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $1.20 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.24 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 202,752 tokens on GLM 5 Turbo and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 8.9s on GLM 5 Turbo and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 21.6 tok/s on GLM 5 Turbo and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard GLM 5 Turbo scores 1496 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

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Z.AI logo
GLM 5 Turbo
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5-Turbo is a foundational model deeply optimized for the OpenClaw scenario. From the training stage it has been specifically optimized for the core requirements of OpenClaw tasks, enhancing key capabilities such as tool invocation, instruction following, scheduled and persistent tasks, and long-chain execution.

Input$1.20 /M
Output$4.00 /M
Qwen logo
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$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5 Turbo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$1.20
$0.34
Output /M
$4.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.24
$0.03
Context length
202,752
983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
8.9 s
2.4 s
Throughput
21.6 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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LMArena Benchmarks

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

Text
glm-5-turboqwen3.8-max-preview
14201460150015401580
Overall
14581481
Coding
14961520
Math
14391504
Hard prompts
14791506
Instruction following
14481478
Multi-turn
14711496
Creative writing
14501469
Longer query
14711497
Chinese
15261545
English
14711486
WebDev Arena
glm-5-turboqwen3.8-max-preview
1400150016001700
Overall
14351669
React
14251678
HTML
14521628
Gaming
14371733
Simulations
14411665
Data analytics
14291614

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
GLM 5 Turbo
$132 /mo

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

FAQ

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

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; GLM 5 Turbo: $4.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

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

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 Turbo accepts 202,752 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GLM 5 Turbo at 21.6 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 Turbo 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 Turbo 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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