Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs GLM 4.7 Flash: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen, 30.5B) and GLM 4.7 Flash (zai-org, 31.2B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs GLM 4.7 Flash — cost comparison

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructGLM 4.7 Flash
Parameters30.5B31.2B
Context window262.1K202.8K
LicenseCommercial OKCommercial OK
VRAM to run~22 GB (Q4_K_M)~28 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU$0.26/hr$0.49/hr
Your API key$0.34/1M (est.)$0.35/1M (est.)

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