Coding GLM 4.6
Z.AI · text → text
Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
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Coding GLM 4.6 vs GLM 5.2
Compare Coding GLM 4.6 from Z.AI and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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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 4.6
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.06
$1.13
Output /M
$0.22
$3.94
Cache read /M
$0.01
$0.28
Context length
0
1,000,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
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1.1 s
Throughput
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33.7 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-4.6glm-5.2
13801420146015001540
Overall
14251470
Coding
14591505
Math
14211475
Hard prompts
14421488
Instruction following
14151462
Multi-turn
14221470
Creative writing
14031450
Longer query
14331479
Chinese
14821516
English
14371477
WebDev Arena
coding-glm-4.6glm-5.2
1340142015001580
Overall
13551582
React
15941594
HTML
13631537
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 4.6
$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 4.6, GLM 5.2?
Coding GLM 4.6: $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?
GLM 5.2: 1505; Coding GLM 4.6: 1459 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding GLM 4.6 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 4.6 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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