Is DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5.1 cheaper?

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.09 vs $4.40 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5.1?

GLM-5.1 has the larger context window (205K tokens).

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs GLM-5.1

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while GLM-5.1 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or GLM-5.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B	GLM-5.1
Provider	NovitaAI	NovitaAI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.06	$1.40
Output / 1M tokens	$0.09	$4.40
Context window	128K	205K
Parameters	—	754B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2025	Mar 2026

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B details →GLM-5.1 details →

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