Is Qwen3.6 27B or GLM 5.1 cheaper?

GLM 5.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($3.00 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 27B or GLM 5.1?

Qwen3.6 27B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.6 27B vs GLM 5.1

GLM 5.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 27B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 27B or GLM 5.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 27B	GLM 5.1
Provider	Synthetic	Synthetic
Input / 1M tokens	$0.45	$1.00
Output / 1M tokens	$3.60	$3.00
Context window	262K	197K
Parameters	—	754B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Mar 2026

Qwen3.6 27B details →GLM 5.1 details →

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Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.