GLM-OCR vs Qwen3.7-Flash
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
GLM-OCR is 45.5% cheaper on blended cost ($0.030 vs $0.055/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Z.AI
|
Qwen3.7-FlashIntro price
by Alibaba
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget |
| Released | Jun 1, 2025 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.030/Mtok | $0.030/Mtok |
| Output | $0.030/Mtok | $0.130/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.030/Mtok | $0.055/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
|
text
|
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Z.AI — $0.030/$0.030/Mtok
|
Alibaba — $0.030/$0.130/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GLM-OCR | Qwen3.7-Flash | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.03 (54.5%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.3 | $0.55 | $0.25 (45.5%) |
| 100M tokens | $3 | $5.5 | $2.5 (45.5%) |
| 1000M tokens | $30 | $55 | $25 (45.5%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick GLM-OCR if…
- cost dominates: $0.030/Mtok blended vs $0.055 — 45.5% 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-OCR on Z.AI
The cheaper option here — GLM-OCR costs $0.030/Mtok blended on Z.AI.
Summary
GLM-OCR by Z.AI costs $0.030/Mtok input and $0.030/Mtok output, 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.
On a blended cost basis, GLM-OCR is 45.5% cheaper than Qwen3.7-Flash.
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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