Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium) vs GLM 5.3 (low)

Compared models

Recommended model GLM 5.3 (low)

It has the best score here (6.5), while costing about 1.7x less than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium).

Metric	Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B medium Release: 2026-04-20	GLM 5.3 GLM 5.3 low Release: 2026-08-20

Metric	Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B medium Release: 2026-04-20	GLM 5.3 GLM 5.3 low Release: 2026-08-20
Score	6.5	6.5
Rank	#192	#195
Reliability	10.0	10.0
Consistency	9.0	8.3
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	58.0%	63.8%
Flaky tests	3	5
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	6.732	3.936
Total Cost	$0.812	$0.473
Input Price	$0.150 / 1M	$1.400 / 1M
Output Price	$1.000 / 1M	$4.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	282,192	247,436
Output Tokens	75,306	11,005
Reasoning Tokens	700,868	17,597
Response Time (avg)	59.92s	15.28s
Response Time (max)	817.57s	83.60s
Response Time (total)	1258.32s	351.49s
Parameters	35B total (3B active)	744B total (40B active)
Availability	Open source	Closed

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

medium

Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.

low

Category:

Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		88.48s	197,044	13,570	19,312
GLM 5.3	5.2	3.2	33.3%	1		51.27s	142,447	2,473	1,321

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		6.02s	672	1,154	12,385
GLM 5.3	6.9	7.9	66.7%	1		4.16s	639	266	249

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	7.7	10.0	66.7%	0		50.55s	5,051	7,929	37,223
GLM 5.3	6.2	6.9	55.6%	1		21.02s	7,317	368	6,764

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		817.57s	68,754	42,187	548,547
GLM 5.3	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		53.02s	80,209	6,729	5,209

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		12.99s	7,776	2,591	9,968
GLM 5.3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.42s	7,149	210	56

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		25.39s	780	6,110	41,906
GLM 5.3	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		19.23s	759	35	3,384

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	4.4	9.9	0.0%	0		8.66s	516	129	4,569
GLM 5.3	4.1	2.7	33.3%	1		4.70s	498	163	0

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.50s	699	219	7,404
GLM 5.3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.40s	678	72	81

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	8.0	10.0	66.7%	0		5.95s	696	655	9,228
GLM 5.3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.20s	672	389	225

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		0ms	0	0	0
GLM 5.3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		18.45s	6,861	231	0

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		32.90s	204	762	10,326
GLM 5.3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		7.42s	207	69	308

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