Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs GLM 4.5
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads llmrun Score 103.9 to 100.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · Alibaba
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct480.2B · 35.5B active · 256K context · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2025
Model B · Z.ai
GLM 4.5358.3B · 35.6B active · 128K context · MIT · Jul 2025
Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
103.9 vs 100.9, ranges overlap
Ahead on the benchmarks
4 of 4 shared boards
Longer context window
256K vs 128K tokens
Also does code
GLM 4.5 doesn't list it
Choose GLM 4.5 if you want…
Lighter on memory
215.6 vs 288.7 GB at Q4_K_M
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 101.4 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 146.4 GB
GLM 4.5
IQ2_M · ~20 tok/s
123.8 GB · up to 16Kfits
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.5
Coding
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.5
Agents
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
GLM 4.5
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct · #42 of 100 open models · #39 of 96 that fit ≤512 GB
GLM 4.5 · #48 of 100 open models · #34 of 84 that fit ≤256 GB
Benchmarks
4 shared boards: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads 4, GLM 4.5 leads 0 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
69.6%#6/20 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Aug 2025
GLM 4.5
64.2%#9/20 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Jul 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
55.4%#4/9 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Aug 2025
GLM 4.5
54.2%#6/9 open
IndependentSWE-bench · Aug 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
41.2%#19/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Jul 2025
GLM 4.5
40.6%#22/46 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Aug 2025
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
461.4#33/43 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2025
GLM 4.5
344.8#37/43 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Aug 2025
7 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
1387.6#58/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
GLM 4.5
1410.8#43/187 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct (3)
- Terminal-Bench27.2%
- LMArena WebDev1274.7
- GSO-Bench4.9%
Only GLM 4.5 (3)
- Humanity's Last Exam8.3%
- MMLU-Pro84.6%
- Fiction.LiveBench58.3%
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
205 GB174.7 GB file
32K 209 GB · 128K 221 GB
GLM 4.5
153 GB131.2 GB file
32K 158 GB · 128K 173 GB
Q3_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
211 GB206.9 GB file
32K 215 GB · 128K 227 GB
GLM 4.5
157 GB155.0 GB file
32K 162 GB · 128K 178 GB
Q3_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
235 GB229.2 GB file
32K 239 GB · 128K 251 GB
GLM 4.5
175 GB171.3 GB file
32K 180 GB · 128K 196 GB
Q4_0
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
241 GB271.6 GB file
32K 245 GB · 128K 257 GB
GLM 4.5
180 GB203.0 GB file
32K 185 GB · 128K 200 GB
Q4_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
289 GB290.1 GB file
32K 293 GB · 128K 305 GB
GLM 4.5
216 GB216.5 GB file
32K 220 GB · 128K 236 GB
Q5_K_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
343 GB340.5 GB file
32K 347 GB · 128K 359 GB
GLM 4.5
256 GB254.2 GB file
32K 261 GB · 128K 276 GB
Q6_K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
397 GB394.1 GB file
32K 401 GB · 128K 413 GB
GLM 4.5
296 GB294.4 GB file
32K 301 GB · 128K 317 GB
Q8_0
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
481 GB510.4 GB file
32K 485 GB · 128K 497 GB
GLM 4.5
359 GB381.0 GB file
32K 364 GB · 128K 379 GB
14 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
not listed
GLM 4.5
99.2 GB115.9 GB file
32K 104 GB · 128K 119 GB
IQ2_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
145 GB132.9 GB file
32K 149 GB · 128K 161 GB
GLM 4.5
108 GB101.8 GB file
32K 113 GB · 128K 128 GB
IQ2_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
151 GB133.6 GB file
32K 155 GB · 128K 167 GB
GLM 4.5
113 GB102.7 GB file
32K 117 GB · 128K 133 GB
IQ2_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
not listed
GLM 4.5
122 GB122.4 GB file
32K 126 GB · 128K 142 GB
IQ3_XXS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
187 GB201.5 GB file
32K 191 GB · 128K 203 GB
GLM 4.5
139 GB145.2 GB file
32K 144 GB · 128K 160 GB
IQ3_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
199 GB197.1 GB file
32K 203 GB · 128K 215 GB
GLM 4.5
148 GB148.9 GB file
32K 153 GB · 128K 169 GB
IQ3_M
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
217 GB218.4 GB file
32K 221 GB · 128K 233 GB
GLM 4.5
162 GB164.9 GB file
32K 167 GB · 128K 182 GB
Q3_K_L
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
247 GB226.7 GB file
32K 251 GB · 128K 263 GB
GLM 4.5
184 GB170.6 GB file
32K 189 GB · 128K 205 GB
IQ4_XS
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
259 GB260.5 GB file
32K 263 GB · 128K 275 GB
GLM 4.5
193 GB191.6 GB file
32K 198 GB · 128K 213 GB
IQ4_NL
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB270.6 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.5
202 GB202.5 GB file
32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q4_1
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB300.5 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.5
202 GB224.6 GB file
32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q4_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
271 GB272.8 GB file
32K 275 GB · 128K 287 GB
GLM 4.5
202 GB203.7 GB file
32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB
Q5_K_S
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
331 GB330.4 GB file
32K 335 GB · 128K 347 GB
GLM 4.5
247 GB247.0 GB file
32K 252 GB · 128K 267 GB
BF16
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
961 GB960.4 GB file
32K 965 GB · 128K 977 GB
GLM 4.5
717 GB716.8 GB file
32K 722 GB · 128K 738 GB
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_MGLM 4.5
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/GLM-4.5-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct | GLM 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Alibaba | Z.ai |
| Parameters | 480.2B | 358.3B |
| Active parameters | 35B per token | 36B per token |
| Architecture | Qwen3MoeForCausalLM | Glm4MoeForCausalLM |
| Context | 256K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Chat, Code, Function-calling | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.5?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads llmrun Score 103.9 to 100.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for higher llmrun Score and ahead on the benchmarks; choose GLM 4.5 for lighter on memory.
Which needs less VRAM, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.5?
At Q4_K_M, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct requires 288.7 GB while GLM 4.5 needs 215.6 GB, making GLM 4.5 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.5 on a 16 GB GPU?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not fit (smallest quant needs 146.4 GB); GLM 4.5 does not fit (smallest quant needs 101.4 GB).
Which has a longer context window, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or GLM 4.5?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports 262,144 tokens and GLM 4.5 supports 131,072 tokens.