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Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs GLM 4.5V

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

GLM 4.5V wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
GLM 4.5V
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemini 3 Pro PreviewGLM 4.5VWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$2.00$0.60 GLM 4.5V
Output (per 1M tokens)$12.00$1.80 GLM 4.5V
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.20$0.11 GLM 4.5V
Cache Write (per 1M)$0.38N/A Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GLM 4.5V is 80% cheaper overall.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Providers

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GLM 4.5V Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview Wins
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GLM 4.5V Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemini 3 Pro PreviewGLM 4.5VWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
48.412.7
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
46.510.8
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
95.715.3
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
89.875.1
GPQA
Graduate-level science
90.857.3
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
91.735.2
Gemini 3 Pro Preview significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemini 3 Pro Preview
1,048,576
tokens
GLM 4.5V
65,536
tokens
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 94% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGemini 3 Pro PreviewGLM 4.5VWinner
Tokens/second120.7 tok/s33.7 tok/s
Time to First Token21.59s28.78s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview responds 258% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3 Pro PreviewGLM 4.5V
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 3 Pro PreviewGLM 4.5V
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleZ-ai
ReleasedNov 2025Aug 2025

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

GLM 4.5V Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GLM 4.5V has cheaper input pricing at $0.60/M tokens. GLM 4.5V has cheaper output pricing at $1.80/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to GLM 4.5V's score of 10.8.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GLM 4.5V has a 65,536 token context window.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision. GLM 4.5V supports vision.