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.
GLM 5.2 vs GPT Chat
Compare GLM 5.2 from Z.AI and GPT Chat from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
GLM 5.2GPT Chat Latest points to OpenAI's stable API alias chat-latest that always resolves to the latest Instant chat model used in ChatGPT. As OpenAI rolls out new Instant model updates in the future, they are routed behind this slug automatically.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
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Performance Past 3 Days
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, GPT Chat?
GLM 5.2: $3.94/M output tokens; GPT Chat: $30.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
GLM 5.2: 1.1s 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 Chat accepts 1,050,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 128,000 tokens on GPT Chat.
Which one generates tokens faster?
GPT Chat at 71.8 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 33.6 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 Chat accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling, structured outputs, web search and tool calling.
Can I call GLM 5.2 and GPT Chat 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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