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GLM 5 vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GLM 5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
GLM 5
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGLM 5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.95$21.00 GLM 5
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.55$168.00 GLM 5
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.20N/A GLM 5
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GLM 5 is 98% cheaper overall.

GLM 5 Providers

AtlasCloud $0.95 (Cheapest)
SiliconFlow $0.95 (Cheapest)
Parasail $1.00
Z.AI $1.00
Friendli $1.00

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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GLM 5 Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGLM 5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
40.651.3
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
39.048.7
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-99.0-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
66.690.3
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-88.9-
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GLM 5
204,800
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 49% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGLM 5GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/second46.0 tok/s87.7 tok/s
Time to First Token3.48s27.15s
GPT-5.2 Pro responds 91% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGLM 5GPT-5.2 Pro
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGLM 5GPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorZ-aiOpenAI
ReleasedFeb 2026Dec 2025

GLM 5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GLM 5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.95/M tokens. GLM 5 has cheaper output pricing at $2.55/M tokens.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to GLM 5's score of 39.0.
GLM 5 has a 204,800 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
GLM 5 does not support vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.