Head to head
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 vs Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash
Live prices, context windows, capabilities, and measured quality — updated continuously.
Side by side
| Metric | Z.ai: GLM 5.2 Z Ai | Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash Google |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/M tokens | $0.462 | $0.750 |
| Output $/M tokens | $1.45 | $3.75 |
| Context window | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| WM Score | 85 | 83 |
| Benchmark quality | 82.5 | 80.3 |
| Hosts serving it | 27 | 2 |
| Throughput (tok/s) | 113 | 112 |
| Latency (ms) | 470 | 1741 |
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Which should you pick?
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 costs less per million input tokens — about 1.6× cheaper than Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash. Z.ai: GLM 5.2 scores higher on measured quality. Prices here are live list prices; the same model can cost less on a different host, so check the model page for the cheapest offering.