Models

Coding GLM 5.1 vs GLM 5.2

Output tokens cost $0.22 per million on Coding GLM 5.1 and $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2. Input tokens cost $0.06 per million on Coding GLM 5.1 and $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.06 per million on Coding GLM 5.1 and $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Coding GLM 5.1 scores 1524 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.

Z.AICoding GLM 5.1Z.AIGLM 5.2
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Coding GLM 5.1
Z.AI · text → text

Only supports OpenAI-compatible formats.

Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
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GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-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.

Input$1.13 /M
Output$3.94 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Coding GLM 5.1
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.06
$1.13
Output /M
$0.22
$3.94
Cache read /M
$0.06
$0.28
Context length
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1,000,000
Max output
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128,000
Time to First Token
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0.6 s
Throughput
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46.0 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
coding-glm-5.1glm-5.2
1420146015001540
Overall
14701472
Coding
15051524
Math
14751476
Hard prompts
14881496
Instruction following
14621465
Multi-turn
14701487
Creative writing
14501458
Longer query
14791487
Chinese
15161516
English
14771487
WebDev Arena
coding-glm-5.1glm-5.2
1500154015801620
Overall
15231582
React
15201594
HTML
15201537
Gaming
16171617
Simulations
16061606
Data analytics
15421542

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Coding GLM 5.1
$6.90 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Coding GLM 5.1, GLM 5.2?

Coding GLM 5.1: $0.22/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.94/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Coding GLM 5.1: 1524; GLM 5.2: 1505 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding GLM 5.1 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding GLM 5.1 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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