Is DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM 4.6 cheaper?

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.09 vs $2.20 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM 4.6?

GLM 4.6 has the larger context window (205K tokens).

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs GLM 4.6

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while GLM 4.6 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM 4.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B	GLM 4.6
Provider	NovitaAI	NovitaAI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.06	$0.55
Output / 1M tokens	$0.09	$2.20
Context window	128K	205K
Parameters	—	357B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2025	Sep 2025

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B details →GLM 4.6 details →

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