Compare / Qwen3.5-Flash vs GLM-5.2
Qwen3.5-Flash vs GLM-5.2
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 9 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Of the 9 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 9 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-09-dd620e778ac5). See also Alibaba vs Z.ai, every model from both labs.
Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2? The short answer
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-Flash: it costs 19 times less per token.
- Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper: $0.11 against $2.15 per million tokens, 19 times less.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: GLM-5.2 does better for agents and tool use, writing and sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.5-Flash | GLM-5.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.065 in · $0.26 out | $1.40 in · $4.40 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $0.11 | $2.15 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | $0.64 (Decart, MXFP4) |
| Cached input, per million | – | $0.26 cached input |
| Intelligence Index | – | 33.7 |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Released | – | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Developer based in | China | China |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3.5-Flash | GLM-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 142 · 27 of 387 measured | 1,396 | 1,476max reasoning |
| Overall · Text factualityArena rating, higher is better 123 · 36 of 163 measured | 1,414 | 1,463max reasoning |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 137 · 41 of 380 measured | 1,403 | 1,465max reasoning |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) reported by SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) · 1 result | ||
| Correct answers% of questions, higher is better 64 · 51 of 76 measured | 20.3% | 34.2%max reasoning |
| Vending-Bench 2 reported by Vending-Bench 2 · 1 result | ||
| Money after a yearUS dollars, higher is better 48 · 7 of 58 measured | $462.69 | $8,314 |
Show all 9 results (4 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.5-Flash | GLM-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 4 results | ||
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 167 · 26 of 385 measured | 1,337 | 1,454max reasoning |
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 135 · 35 of 338 measured | 1,419 | 1,502max reasoning |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 148 · 31 of 387 measured | 1,381 | 1,470max reasoning |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 149 · 31 of 386 measured | 1,367 | 1,459max reasoning |
Compare them with other models
Quick answers
Is Qwen3.5-Flash better than GLM-5.2?
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-Flash: it costs 19 times less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2?
Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper: $0.11 against $2.15 per million tokens, 19 times less.
Which is better for agents and tool use, Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 ranks 40 of 164 models on sale for multi-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls, against 143 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 ranks 26 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 115 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 ranks 68 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 119 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-Flash or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2: 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Run Qwen3.5-Flash and GLM-5.2 on your own prompt
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