GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash LiteVSZ.ai (Zhipu AI)GLM-5

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

Because these models use different evaluation benchmarks — with Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite evaluated on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases) and GLM-5 on swe-bench-verified (good at editing existing code, cross-file updates, and multi-component systems) — their coding scores cannot be compared directly. However, they share very similar reasoning capabilities. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the smarter buy here as it offers the same level of performance while being 1.8x cheaper than GLM-5.

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Model Specs

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Website

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)

54.2%

excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)

84%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)1.8x cheaper

$0.85Input: $0.30 | Output: $2.50

Context WindowLarger

1.05M tokens

Model Specs

GLM-5

Open SourceAPI Available

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Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-verified)

77.8%

good at editing existing code, cross-file updates, and multi-component systems

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+2.0%)

86%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)

$1.55Input: $1.00 | Output: $3.20

Context Window

202.75k tokens

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM-5

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper than GLM-5. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a blended cost of $0.85/1M tokens, which is about 1.8x cheaper than GLM-5 at $1.55/1M tokens.

For coding tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 54.2% on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases), while GLM-5 scores 77.8% on swe-bench-verified (good at editing existing code, cross-file updates, and multi-component systems).

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