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GLM 5.3 FlashX vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs 1.3x less per output token than GLM 5.3 FlashX ($1.00 vs $1.25 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace GLM 5.3 FlashX Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
GLM 5.3 FlashXZ.ai
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.25
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $1.25 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 1.3x cheaper.

GLM 5.3 FlashX or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick GLM 5.3 FlashX for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Model AGLM 5.3 FlashXZ.aiNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. GLM 5.3 FlashX has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
GLM 5.3 FlashX not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
GLM 5.3 FlashX $1.25 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
GLM 5.3 FlashX takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for GLM 5.3 FlashX and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkGLM 5.3 FlashXQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured9.5Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

GLM 5.3 FlashX$0.0010Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

GLM 5.3 FlashX$0.022Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

GLM 5.3 FlashX$0.086Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of GLM 5.3 FlashX and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationZ.ai GLM 5.3 FlashXQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerZ.aiQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2026October 6, 2025
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.37$0.29
Output $/Mtok$1.25$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is GLM 5.3 FlashX better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GLM 5.3 FlashX for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, GLM 5.3 FlashX or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

GLM 5.3 FlashX costs $0.37 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5.3 FlashX or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

GLM 5.3 FlashX, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both GLM 5.3 FlashX and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

No benchmark has tested both yet. GLM 5.3 FlashX has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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