Qwen3.7-Plus vs GLM-4.5
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
Qwen3.7-PlusIntro price
by Alibaba
3 providers:
Alibaba $0.400/$1.60
Fireworks $0.400/$1.60
Together $0.320/$1.28
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by Z.AI
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier Open weights |
| Released | May 26, 2026 | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.400/Mtok | $0.600/Mtok |
| Output | $1.60/Mtok | $2.20/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.700/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | — | $0.110/Mtok |
| Price basis | Alibaba Model Studio International (Singapore) list price, 0<Token≤256K tier. The 256K<Token≤1M tier is billed higher ($1.20/$4.80). On a limited-time 20% off to $0.32 in / $1.28 out per 1M (list price tracked, as on alibaba-qwen3-7-max). Context-cache hits discount input only; no cache rate is printed for this SKU, so cached input is left unset rather than assumed. | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis / LMSYS Chatbot Arena (UC Berkeley) | ||
| Independent composite scores measured for both models — each on its own scale | ||
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | 1.1 | -27.4 |
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1458.5 ELO | 1411.3 ELO |
| AA Intelligence Index | 39.4 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 20.7 | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Alibaba — $0.400/$1.60/Mtok
Fireworks — $0.400/$1.60/Mtok
Together — $0.320/$1.28/Mtok
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Z.AI — $0.600/$2.20/Mtok
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Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Qwen3.7-Plus | GLM-4.5 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.7 | $1 | $0.3 (30%) |
| 10M tokens | $7 | $10 | $3 (30%) |
| 100M tokens | $70 | $100 | $30 (30%) |
| 1000M tokens | $700 | $1000 | $300 (30%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.700/Mtok blended vs $1.00 — 30% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 1M tokens vs 128K (7.8×)
- provider flexibility: available from 3 providers, so you can price-shop hosts or fail over
- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.110/Mtok — 82% off its list input price, a discount Qwen3.7-Plus doesn't offer
- you want open weights — self-host it, fine-tune it, or exit the API entirely; Qwen3.7-Plus is closed
The cheaper option here — Qwen3.7-Plus costs $0.700/Mtok blended on Alibaba.
Summary
Qwen3.7-Plus by Alibaba costs $0.400/Mtok input and $1.60/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 3 providers.
GLM-4.5 by Z.AI costs $0.600/Mtok input and $2.20/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Qwen3.7-Plus is 30% cheaper than GLM-4.5.It also has a larger context window.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.