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Qwen3.6 Plus vs GLM 5.1
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Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Plus wins on 6/11 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 6 of 11 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · knowledge.
Category leads
speed·GLM 5.1coding·Qwen3.6 Plusreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·GLM 5.1math·GLM 5.1knowledge·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
GLM 5.1
#14 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.8x better value than GLM 5.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
GLM 5.1
34.2 pts/$
$2.05/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Head to head
11 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3.6 PlusGLM 5.1
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +5.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
61.7
GLM 5.1
67.0
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +0.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
42.9
GLM 5.1
43.4
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.1 leads by +1.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
50.0
GLM 5.1
51.4
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
GLM 5.1
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +2.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
GLM 5.1
75.4
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +6.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
GLM 5.1
63.2
LiveBench · If
GLM 5.1 leads by +10.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
GLM 5.1
68.5
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
GLM 5.1
71.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 5.1 leads by +1.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
GLM 5.1
84.9
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +0.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
GLM 5.1
70.2
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +3.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
GLM 5.1
72.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | GLM 5.1 |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index | 61.7 | 67.0 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index | 42.9 | 43.4 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 50.0 | 51.4 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 78.2 | 75.4 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 69.9 | 63.2 |
LiveBench · If | 58.3 | 68.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 75.0 | 71.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.7 | 84.9 |
LiveBench · Overall | 70.8 | 70.2 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 75.8 | 72.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |
| GLM 5.1 | $0.95 | $3.15 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $15.00 |