Data points: 80
The readout for GLM-5 and GPT-5.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
80 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 10 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GLM-5 vs GPT-5.2glm-5-vs-gpt-5-2 | Model A GLM-5 | Model B GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests | Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Model metadata | GLM-5 exposes 202.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | GPT-5.2 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | Zhipu AI | OpenAI |
| Context window | 202.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-5 | openai/gpt-5.2-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GLM-5 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 82.0%#49 | 90.3%#9 |
| HLE | 27.2%#22 | 35.4%#9 |
| SciCode | 46.2%#19 | 52.1%#9 |
| Time to first token | 0.84 s#25 | 115.69 s#108 |
| Input price | $1.00/M#26 | $1.75/M#35 |
| Output price | $3.20/M#29 | $14.00/M#43 |
| Blended price | $1.55/M#47 | $4.81/M#62 |
| Output speed | 75.5 tok/s#70 | 72.8 tok/s#71 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-5 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GLM-5 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
星见雅 API20 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 23 tok/s / 39702ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 52 tok/s / 2671ms input / output No data |
N1N15 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data |
PackyAPI10 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 94 tok/s / 11492ms input / output No data |
Seamee API10 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 18111ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Feng Love API5 tests | GLM-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 65 tok/s / 4770ms input / output No data |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $1.75/M / $14.00/M | |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $600.00/M | |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.022/M / $0.088/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-medium speed / latency No data input / output $0.024/M / $0.192/M | |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M / $0.274/M | |
GLM-5 glm-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.037/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.300/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-5 and GPT-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-5 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-5 GLM-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests. | GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 80 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
