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GPT-5.5

VS
Z.ai (Zhipu AI)

GLM-5.2

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

Decision Recommendation

⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, GLM-5.2 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 3.5% higher on coding benchmarks. However, GPT-5.5 compensates by delivering 1.0x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, GPT-5.5 offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of GLM-5.2 fully justifies the cost.

Model Specs

GPT-5.5

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
58.6%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+2.4%)
93.6%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$11.25Input: $5.00 | Output: $30.00
Speed
72.7 tps
Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokens
Model Specs

GLM-5.2

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+3.5%)
62.1%
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
91.2%

Cost & Performance

Cost (per 1M tokens)5.2x cheaper
$2.15Input: $1.40 | Output: $4.40
Speed
N/A
Context Window
1.05M tokens

Frequently Asked Questions

GLM-5.2 is cheaper than GPT-5.5. GLM-5.2 has a blended cost of $2.15/1M tokens, which is about 5.2x cheaper than GPT-5.5 at $11.25/1M tokens.

Speed data is not available for GLM-5.2, while GPT-5.5 generates 72.7 tokens per second.

GLM-5.2 is better for coding tasks. It scores 62.1% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to GPT-5.5 which scores 58.6%.

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