Is DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5 cheaper?

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.09 vs $3.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the larger context window (203K tokens).

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs GLM-5

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while GLM-5 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B	GLM-5
Provider	NovitaAI	NovitaAI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.06	$1.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.09	$3.20
Context window	128K	203K
Parameters	—	744B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2025	Feb 2026

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B details →GLM-5 details →

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