Qwen3.8 Max vs GLM-5.3
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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Qwen3.8 Max
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GLM-5.3
- ProviderAlibabaZ.ai
- Rank#13#14
- TierSS
- Score86.386.3
- PriceOpen weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international)Open weights (GLM-5.3 License); API $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens via Z.ai
- TaglineAlibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards.Z.ai's open-weight flagship with a 1M-token context window for long-horizon work.
| Attribute | Qwen3.8 Max | GLM-5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | Z.ai |
| Rank | #13 | #14 |
| Tier | S | S |
| Score | 86.3 | 86.3 |
| Price | Open weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international) | Open weights (GLM-5.3 License); API $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens via Z.ai |
| Tagline | Alibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards. | Z.ai's open-weight flagship with a 1M-token context window for long-horizon work. |