Models

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.

Z.AIGLM 5.2QwenQwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
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
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Qwen · text → text

This model has been removed from the platform.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GLM 5.2
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Input /M
$1.13
$0.00
Output /M
$3.94
$0.00
Cache read /M
$0.28
$0.00
Context length
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
128,000
65,535
Time to First Token
0.8 s
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Throughput
44.6 tok/s
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Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkinglong context
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.

glm-5.2qwen3.6-plus-preview-free

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.

glm-5.2qwen3.6-plus-preview-free

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
glm-5.2qwen3.6-plus-preview-free
13801420146015001540
Overall
14441470
Coding
14931505
Math
14571475
Hard prompts
14661488
Instruction following
14381462
Multi-turn
14411470
Creative writing
14061450
Longer query
14541479
Chinese
14881516
English
14571477
WebDev Arena
glm-5.2qwen3.6-plus-preview-free
1420148015401600
Overall
14631582
React
14571594
HTML
14681537
Gaming
14711617
Simulations
14751606
Data analytics
14441542

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
$0.00 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127 /mo

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

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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