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  3. Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is more budget-friendly at $1.8/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B holds empirical advantage (3 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (0)Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B (3)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
0 of 3 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
3 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
Zhipu
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (z-ai/glm-5v-turbo). Preview until a second source matches.

Elo 1,475In: $1.2 · Out: $4/1M
Alibaba
Leads 3 of 3
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.225 · Out: $1.8/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Wins

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

$1.7999999999999998 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo (7)vsQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B (3)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 7W (70%)Overall: Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: 3W (30%)
← Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B →
🏆Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurbovsQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Preference Elo
1,475vs—
Coding Elo
1,482vs—
SWE-bench
65.2%vs—
LiveBench
63.8%vs—
GPQA Diamond
77.4%vs—
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 5WQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: 0W
🏆Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurbovsQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Output speed
112 tok/svs—
Time to first token
180 msvs—
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 2WQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: 0W
🏆Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Leads(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Z.ai: GLM 5V TurbovsQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Output price
$4/1Mvs$1.8/1M+$2.2/1M
Input price
$1.2/1Mvs$0.225/1M+$0.975/1M
Context window
203kvs262k+59k
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo: 0WQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Z.ai: GLM 5V TurboQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Preference Elo
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo1,475
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
Coding Elo
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo1,482
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
LiveBench
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo63.8%
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
SWE-bench
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo65.2%
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
GPQA Diamond
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo77.4%
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
Time to first token
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo180 ms
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
Output speed
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo112 tok/s
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B—
Input priceQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B +$0.975/1M
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$1.2/1M
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.225/1M
Output priceQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B +$2.2/1M
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$4/1M
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$1.8/1M
Context windowQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B +59k
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo203k
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B262k
BenchmarkZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,475
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,482
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
LiveBench
63.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
SWE-bench
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
77.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$1.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.225/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.975/1M
Output price
$4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$1.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$2.2/1M
Context window
203k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+59k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 66% with Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo$102.00 / mo
In: $42Out: $60
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$34.87 / mo
In: $7.87Out: $27
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B is estimated to save $67.13/month ($806/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B:Pick Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BLower output list price ($1.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BLarger window (262k).
Screenshots / visionZ.ai: GLM 5V TurboZ.ai: GLM 5V Turbo is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Zhipu

Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo

Elo 1,475
SWE-bench65.2%
Speed (tok/s)112 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1.2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)262k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.225/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B output tokens are $1.8/1M versus $4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo or Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B accepts 262k tokens versus 203k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo and Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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