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GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning

Z.ai · released

Wins 0 of 1 area

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Alibaba · released

Wins 1 of 1 area

Images and charts

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning is the stronger all-rounder.GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) is cheaper.

Scores updated · 11 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the one area where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B)$0.30 to read · $0.90 to write$1.20Price from novita
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning$0.40 to read · $4.00 to write$4.40Price from Alibaba's own price page

GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) costs 73% less for the same work.

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning pulls ahead

  • College exam questions with charts, maps and diagramsMMMU+7.5points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning78.7GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B)71.2
  • Questions that truly need the image to answerMMStar+4.4points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning78.7GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B)74.3
  • Math problems shown in pictures and chartsMathVista+2.9points aheadQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning85.8GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B)82.8

Where GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) pulls ahead

No clear win on a test scored out of 100.

Every test, side by side

All 11 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

Images and chartsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning
  • MMMUQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 7.571.278.7+7.5
  • MMStarQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 4.474.378.7+4.4
  • MathVistaQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 2.982.885.8+2.9
  • BLINKQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 2.264.967.1+2.2
  • OCRBenchQwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning by 1.58687.5+1.5

Full images and charts ranking

Other results6 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning wins the one area where both have results: images and charts. GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) wins none, but costs 73% less.

Which is cheaper?

GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Reasoning costs $0.40 and $4.00. That makes GLM-4.6V-Flash (9B) about 73% cheaper for the same work.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 11 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 5 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.