Qwen3.7 Plus vs Z.ai GLM 5.3 FlashX
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.
- GLM 5.3 FlashX is the newer model (released 2026-09-18).
| Qwen3.7 Plus | GLM 5.3 FlashX | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Qwen | Z.ai |
| Released | 2026-06-03 | 2026-09-18 |
| Input / 1M | $0.32 | $0.37 |
| Output / 1M | $1.28 | $1.25 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.064 | $0.09 |
| Blended / 1M (3:1) | $0.56 | $0.59 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Accepts | text, image | text, image, video |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Providers on OpenRouter | 2 | 1 |
| Cheapest provider, output | $1.28 | $1.25 |
| Best provider uptime, 24 h | 100% | 100% |
| Chess arena rating | not playing | not playing |
| Vendor API status | Operational | — |
Cost calculator
Qwen3.7 Plus
$38.40 per month$1.28 per day
GLM 5.3 FlashX
$40.95 per month$1.36 per day
Qwen3.7 Plus saves $2.55 a month on this workload.
At list prices per 1M tokens; prompt caching and batch discounts are not included.
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