Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime

Compare Qwen3.8 Max Prime from Qwen and GLM 5.3 Prime from Z.ai on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime: side-by-side summary

Qwen3.8 Max Prime and GLM 5.3 Prime are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3.8 Max Prime, from Qwen, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $4/M tokens input, $12/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

GLM 5.3 Prime, from Z.ai, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $2.80/M tokens input, $8.80/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Qwen3.8 Max Prime: 1,000,000 tokens
GLM 5.3 Prime: 1,000,000 tokens

Price

Qwen3.8 Max Prime: $4/M tokens input, $12/M tokens output
GLM 5.3 Prime: $2.80/M tokens input, $8.80/M tokens output

Provided by

Qwen3.8 Max Prime: Qwen
GLM 5.3 Prime: Z.ai

Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime at a glance

Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime comparison
Attribute	Qwen3.8 Max Prime	GLM 5.3 Prime
Input price	$4/M tokens	$2.80/M tokens
Output price	$12/M tokens	$8.80/M tokens
Context window	1,000,000 tokens	1,000,000 tokens
Intelligence Index	Not available	Not available
Coding Index	Not available	Not available
Agentic Index	Not available	Not available
Latency (p50)	2.14 s	1.14 s
Throughput (p50)	61.0 tok/s	80.0 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8 Max Prime cheaper than GLM 5.3 Prime?

GLM 5.3 Prime is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max Prime on OpenRouter: GLM 5.3 Prime costs $2.80/M tokens input and $8.80/M tokens output, while Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4/M tokens input and $12/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Qwen3.8 Max Prime or GLM 5.3 Prime?

Qwen3.8 Max Prime and GLM 5.3 Prime have the same context window of 1,000,000 tokens.

Which is faster, Qwen3.8 Max Prime or GLM 5.3 Prime?

GLM 5.3 Prime is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 80.0 tokens per second compared with 61.0 tokens per second for Qwen3.8 Max Prime.

Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime

Qwen3.8 Max Prime vs GLM 5.3 Prime

Overview