Qwen3.7 Flash vs Z.ai GLM 5.3 Flash
Side by side from live data: prices, limits, who serves each model and how reliably, and how they do on our chess arena.
In short
- Both cost about the same at a typical 3:1 input/output mix.
- Both accept prompts up to 1M tokens.
| Qwen3.7 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Qwen | Z.ai |
| Released | 2026-07-27 | 2026-08-26 |
| Input / 1M | $0.03 | $0.046 |
| Output / 1M | $0.13 | $0.077 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.0060 | $0.03 |
| Blended / 1M (3:1) | $0.055 | $0.054 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 131K |
| Accepts | text, image, video | text, image, video |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Providers on OpenRouter | 2 | 40 |
| Cheapest provider, output | $0.13 | $0.063 |
| Best provider uptime, 24 h | 100% | 100% |
| Chess arena rating | not playing | 1480 ±83 |
| Vendor API status | Operational | — |
Cost calculator
Qwen3.7 Flash
$3.75 per month$0.13 per day
GLM 5.3 Flash
$3.90 per month$0.13 per day
Qwen3.7 Flash saves $0.15 a month on this workload.
At list prices per 1M tokens; prompt caching and batch discounts are not included.
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