Models

GLM 5.2 vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Output tokens cost $3.94 per million on GLM 5.2 and $7.20 per million on Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct. Input tokens cost $1.13 per million on GLM 5.2 and $2.40 per million on Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.28 per million on GLM 5.2 and $2.40 per million on Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

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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
Qwen logo
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Qwen · text, image → text

Strong capability in Chinese domain recognition, comparable to ChatGPT-4.0.

Input$2.40 /M
Output$7.20 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Input /M
$1.13
$2.40
Output /M
$3.94
$7.20
Cache read /M
$0.28
$2.40
Context length
1,000,000
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Max output
128,000
0
Time to First Token
1.1 s
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Throughput
36.4 tok/s
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Modalities
text
textimage
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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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

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

GLM 5.2
$127 /mo
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
$252 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

GLM 5.2: $3.94/M output tokens; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct: $7.20/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct accepts text and image input.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 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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