GLM-5.3-Flash vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3-Flash by Z AI or Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GLM-5.3-Flash
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3-Flash: 56.5% less intelligence, 193.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 19.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.3-Flash | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.8 | 18.2 | −56.5% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 56.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $305.52 | $896.39 | +193.4% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 2.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 39.33s | 46.88s | +19.2% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 19.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.50 | $0.38 / $2.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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