GLM-5
GLM-5.2
Decision Recommendation
⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, GLM-5.2 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 62.1% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: GLM-5 is 1.4x cheaper to run. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, GLM-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.
GLM-5
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
GLM-5.2
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Frequently Asked Questions
GLM-5 is cheaper than GLM-5.2. GLM-5 has a blended cost of $1.55/1M tokens, which is about 1.4x cheaper than GLM-5.2 at $2.15/1M tokens.
Speed metrics are currently unavailable for both models.
GLM-5.2 is better for coding tasks. It scores 62.1% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to GLM-5 which scores N/A.
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