gemini-2.5-flash-search integrates Google's official search functionality; the search feature will have an additional separate fee log directly incorporated into the scoring, with detailed logs not displayed; this will be fixed and displayed later; only supports OpenAI-compatible formats for invocation, does not support Gemini SDK; for Gemini's native SDK, please set parameters directly using the official search parameters.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Search vs GLM 5.2
Output tokens cost $2.50 per million on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2. Input tokens cost $0.30 per million on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.03 per million on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.7s on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and 0.6s on GLM 5.2. Measured output throughput is 54.6 tok/s on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and 42.2 tok/s on GLM 5.2. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 2.5 Flash Search scores 1424 and GLM 5.2 scores 1505.
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Pricing & Specifications
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Gemini 2.5 Flash Search, GLM 5.2?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Search: $2.50/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?
GLM 5.2: 1505; Gemini 2.5 Flash Search: 1424 (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.
How large is each context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Search accepts 1,048,576 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on Gemini 2.5 Flash Search and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Search at 54.6 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 42.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Search accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports web search, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Gemini 2.5 Flash Search 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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