gemini-2.5-flash-lite latest preview version
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink vs GLM 5.2
Output tokens cost $0.40 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.01 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.8s on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and 0.6s on GLM 5.2. Measured output throughput is 204.8 tok/s on gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and 46.0 tok/s on GLM 5.2.
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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FAQ
Which is cheaper: gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink, GLM 5.2?
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink: $0.40/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.94/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?
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink 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-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.
Which one generates tokens faster?
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink at 204.8 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 46.0 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-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports 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 gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-nothink 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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