Models

GLM 5.2 vs Qwen3 8B

Output tokens cost $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2 and $0.80 per million on Qwen3 8B. Input tokens cost $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2 and $0.08 per million on Qwen3 8B.

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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 8B
Qwen · → text

Achieves effective integration of thinking and non-thinking modes, enabling mode switching during conversations. Its reasoning ability reaches state-of-the-art (SOTA) levels among models of the same scale, and its general capability significantly surpasses Qwen2.5-7B.

Input$0.08 /M
Output$0.80 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
Qwen3 8B
Input /M
$1.13
$0.08
Output /M
$3.94
$0.80
Cache read /M
$0.28
$0.00
Context length
1,000,000
0
Max output
128,000
0
Time to First Token
1.1 s
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Throughput
37.7 tok/s
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Modalities
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction 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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Cost calculator

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

Qwen3 8B
$16.80 /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 8B?

Qwen3 8B: $0.80/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.94/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and Qwen3 8B 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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