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GLM 5.2 vs GLM Zero Preview

Compare GLM 5.2 from Z.AI and GLM Zero Preview 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
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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$1.1268 /M
Output$3.9438 /M
Cache read$0.2817 /M
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GLM Zero Preview
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Simply put, it is the intelligent enhanced version of O1.

Input$2 /M
Output$2 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
GLM Zero Preview
Input /M
$1.1268
$2
Output /M
$3.9438
$2
Cache read /M
$0.2817
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Context length
1,000,000
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Max output
131,072
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Time to First Token
0.7 s
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Throughput
37.0 tok/s
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Modalities
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction 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.

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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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Cost calculator

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

GLM 5.2
$127 /mo
GLM Zero Preview
$150 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, GLM Zero Preview?

GLM Zero Preview: $2/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $3.9438/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and GLM Zero Preview 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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