Is Sao10K Stheno 8b or GLM 4.5 cheaper?

Sao10K Stheno 8b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.20 vs $1.30 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Sao10K Stheno 8b or GLM 4.5?

GLM 4.5 has the larger context window (128K tokens).

Sao10K Stheno 8b vs GLM 4.5

Sao10K Stheno 8b is cheaper on output tokens, while GLM 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Sao10K Stheno 8b or GLM 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Sao10K Stheno 8b	GLM 4.5
Provider	NanoGPT	NanoGPT
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$0.20	$1.30
Context window	16K	128K
Parameters	—	355B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Nov 2024	Apr 2025

Sao10K Stheno 8b details →GLM 4.5 details →

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