Models

GLM 5.2 vs GPT-5.1-Codex

Output tokens cost $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2 and $10.00 per million on GPT-5.1-Codex. Input tokens cost $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2 and $1.25 per million on GPT-5.1-Codex. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2 and $0.13 per million on GPT-5.1-Codex. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 400,000 tokens on GPT-5.1-Codex. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.6s on GLM 5.2 and 0.6s on GPT-5.1-Codex. Measured output throughput is 45.3 tok/s on GLM 5.2 and 81.5 tok/s on GPT-5.1-Codex.

Z.AIGLM 5.2OpenAIGPT-5.1-Codex
Z.AI logo
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
OpenAI logo
GPT-5.1-Codex
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.1-Codex is a version of GPT-5 optimized for agentic coding tasks in Codex or similar environments. It's available in the Responses API only and the underlying model snapshot will be regularly updated.

Input$1.25 /M
Output$10.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
GPT-5.1-Codex
Input /M
$1.13
$1.25
Output /M
$3.94
$10.00
Cache read /M
$0.28
$0.13
Context length
1,000,000
400,000
Max output
128,000
128,000
Time to First Token
0.6 s
0.6 s
Throughput
45.3 tok/s
81.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
June 16, 2026
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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.

glm-5.2gpt-5.1-codex

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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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LMArena Benchmarks

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

WebDev Arena
glm-5.2gpt-5.1-codex
1300140015001600
Overall
13301582
React
15941594
HTML
13371537
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.

GLM 5.2
$127 /mo
GPT-5.1-Codex
$225 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, GPT-5.1-Codex?

GLM 5.2: $3.94/M output tokens; GPT-5.1-Codex: $10.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

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?

GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 and GPT-5.1-Codex accepts 400,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 128,000 tokens on GPT-5.1-Codex.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT-5.1-Codex at 81.5 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 45.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GPT-5.1-Codex accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and GPT-5.1-Codex 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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