GLM-4.6V-Flash vs Qwen3.7-Flash
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
GLM-4.6V-Flash is free at list price (vs $0.055/Mtok blended — free tiers are usually rate-limited)
| Specification |
GLM-4.6V-FlashFree · limited-time
by Z.AI
|
by Alibaba
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget |
| Released | ||
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0/Mtok | $0.030/Mtok |
| Output | $0/Mtok | $0.130/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0/Mtok | $0.055/Mtok |
| Price basis | Limited-time free tier ($0/$0). Z.AI has not published an end date — verify current pricing before relying on $0. | Alibaba Model Studio International (Singapore) list price, 0<Token≤32K tier. Tiered above that: 32K<Token≤256K is $0.10/$0.40 and 256K<Token≤1M is $0.20/$0.80 per 1M tokens. Batch calls bill at 50% and context-cache hits discount input only; no first-party cache rate is printed, so cached input is left unset rather than assumed. |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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text
|
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Z.AI — $0/Mtok
|
Alibaba — $0.030/$0.130/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GLM-4.6V-Flash | Qwen3.7-Flash | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0 | $0.06 | $0.06 (109.1%) |
| 10M tokens | $0 | $0.55 | $0.55 (100%) |
| 100M tokens | $0 | $5.5 | $5.5 (100%) |
| 1000M tokens | $0 | $55 | $55 (100%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick GLM-4.6V-Flash if…
- cost dominates: free at list price vs $0.055 — 100% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you want open weights — self-host it, fine-tune it, or exit the API entirely; Qwen3.7-Flash is closed
Pick Qwen3.7-Flash if…
- you need the longer context: 1M tokens vs 128K (7.8×)
Try GLM-4.6V-Flash on Z.AI
The cheaper option here — GLM-4.6V-Flash costs $0/Mtok blended on Z.AI.
Summary
GLM-4.6V-Flash by Z.AI costs $0/Mtok input, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text, image input.
Qwen3.7-Flash by Alibaba costs $0.030/Mtok input and $0.130/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input.
At list price, GLM-4.6V-Flash is currently free (Qwen3.7-Flash costs $0.055/Mtok blended); free tiers are usually rate-limited.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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