Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 vs GLM 5.2
Output tokens cost $16.50 per million on Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2. Input tokens cost $3.30 per million on Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $3.30 per million on Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.8s on Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and 0.6s on GLM 5.2. Measured output throughput is 66.6 tok/s on Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and 47.3 tok/s on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 scores 1317 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.
GLM 5.2GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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Performance Past 3 Days
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LMArena Benchmarks
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Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229, GLM 5.2?
GLM 5.2: $3.94/M output tokens; Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229: $16.50/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
GLM 5.2: 1505; Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229: 1317 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
GLM 5.2: 0.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 at 66.6 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 47.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 accepts text and image input; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Claude 3 Sonnet 20240229 and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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