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 Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 1,000,000 tokens on Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free). On the LMArena coding leaderboard GLM 5.2 scores 1505 and Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) scores 1493.
GLM 5.2This model has been removed from the platform.
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FAQ
How do their coding arena scores compare?
GLM 5.2: 1505; Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free): 1493 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 65,535 tokens on Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) accepts text input and supports thinking and long context.
Can I call GLM 5.2 and Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) 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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