Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math,...
Model details →Qwen: Qwen3 8B vs Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air
Qwen: Qwen3 8B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GLM-4.5-Air is the lightweight variant of our latest flagship model family, also purpose-built for agent-centric applications. Like GLM-4.5, it adopts the Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture but with a more compact parameter...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Qwen: Qwen3 8B | Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.12 | $0.13 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.46 | $0.85 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 8B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen: Qwen3 8B better than Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Qwen: Qwen3 8B and Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air?
Input: $0.12 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.46 vs $0.85 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Qwen: Qwen3 8B and Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air support?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B supports up to 131K tokens. Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Qwen: Qwen3 8B and Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air support tool calling?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B: yes. Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: yes.
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