llama-3.3-70b-versatile vs zai-glm-4.6
llama-3.3-70b-versatile is 3.8× cheaper on input than zai-glm-4.6.
| llama-3.3-70b-versatile | zai-glm-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $0.59 | $2.25 |
| Cached input / 1M | — | — |
| Output / 1M | $0.79 | $2.75 |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 33K | 128K |
| Provider | Groq | Cerebras |
| Vision | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Token count | estimated | estimated |
Capability for the money
Independent measurement · Artificial Analysis · read 2026-08-11Not the same tier: zai-glm-4.6 leads llama-3.3-70b-versatile by 50.3 points on tool use (τ²-bench), for 3.7× the price. They are level on following instructions (IFBench), so the premium only pays off on tool use work.
Following instructions
extraction, classification, sticking to a format
IFBenchllama-3.3-70b-versatile +10.4
Coding
writing and fixing code
LiveCodeBenchzai-glm-4.6 +27.3
Tool use
multi-step agent work against real tools
τ²-benchzai-glm-4.6 +50.3
Hard reasoning
graduate-level science and multi-step analysis
GPQA Diamondzai-glm-4.6 +13.4
Averaged over the benchmarks both models sat, llama-3.3-70b-versatile returns 59.5 points of pass rate per dollar of blended price against 24.5 — the ratio that decides whether the dearer model earns its rate.
Each figure is a pass rate: the share of that test set the model answered correctly, measured by a third party rather than self-reported by the lab. Rows are different tests of different difficulty, so compare a model against the other model, not one row against the next. And a benchmark is not your workload — it narrows the shortlist, it does not pick for you.
Which to pick
- Cheaper input: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Cheaper output: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Larger context: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Better at following instructions: llama-3.3-70b-versatile (47.1% vs 36.7% on IFBench)
- Better at coding: zai-glm-4.6 (28.8% vs 56.1% on LiveCodeBench)
- Better at tool use: zai-glm-4.6 (26.6% vs 76.9% on τ²-bench)
- Better at hard reasoning: zai-glm-4.6 (49.8% vs 63.2% on GPQA Diamond)
List price is not production cost. Output length, cache hit rate, retries and task quality move the real number more than the headline rate does — price your own prompt on the token ledger before deciding.
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