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Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite VS Z.ai GLM 5.2

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs GLM 5.2: which wins at real work?

22 task areas · same graded test runs · rank comparison only, so 0–100 and Elo collections never mix raw scores.

GLM 5.2 wins 21 of 22 task areas we tested; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite takes 1. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs 2.1× less per token ($1.75 vs $3.76 per 1M).

1
Task areas won
21
53
Avg percentile
74
0
Top-3 finishes
0
$1.75
Price / 1M tokens
$3.76
Google
Provider
Z.ai

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs 2.1× less per token ($1.75 vs $3.76 per 1M).

Task by task

Task area Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite GLM 5.2 Winner
Executive Assistant #101 / 112
Usable
#43 / 112
Strong
GLM 5.2
Presentations & Decks #80 / 110
Strong
#25 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
RAG, Safety & Grounding #58 / 113
Excellent
#6 / 113
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Legal & HR #86 / 110
Strong
#36 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Creative & Comedy #85 / 110 #46 / 110 GLM 5.2
Customer Support #54 / 113
Strong
#16 / 113
Strong
GLM 5.2
Coding #58 / 115
Strong
#23 / 115
Strong
GLM 5.2
Sales #67 / 110
Usable
#39 / 110
Usable
GLM 5.2
Content & Brand #43 / 124
Strong
#19 / 124
Strong
GLM 5.2
AI Strategy #54 / 126
Strong
#34 / 126
Strong
GLM 5.2
Investor & Pitch #44 / 66
Usable
#24 / 66
Strong
GLM 5.2
Product & Project Management #29 / 110
Excellent
#11 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Landing Pages #43 / 72
Strong
#26 / 72
Strong
GLM 5.2
Knowledge & Docs #33 / 110
Strong
#21 / 110
Strong
GLM 5.2
Chef / Home Cooking #70 / 126
Usable
#59 / 126
Usable
GLM 5.2
Structured Output #36 / 113
Excellent
#25 / 113
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Translation & Localization #39 / 110
Excellent
#28 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Frontend & Landing Pages #10 / 109
Usable
#18 / 109
Needs editing
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Research & Competitive Analysis #56 / 110
Usable
#50 / 110
Usable
GLM 5.2
Summarization & Meeting Notes #13 / 110
Excellent
#9 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Training & Education #33 / 110
Excellent
#29 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Data & Analytics #44 / 110
Excellent
#41 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2

Rank = position among every model config we tested in that task area (lower is better). Sorted by biggest gap first.

Frequently asked

Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than GLM 5.2?

Across 22 task areas we benchmarked, GLM 5.2 ranks higher in 21 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite in 1.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or GLM 5.2?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs 2.1× less per token ($1.75 vs $3.76 per 1M).

What is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better at?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite out-ranks GLM 5.2 at Frontend & Landing Pages.

What is GLM 5.2 better at?

GLM 5.2 out-ranks Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at Executive Assistant, Presentations & Decks, RAG, Safety & Grounding.

Full Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite review → Full GLM 5.2 review → Full model leaderboard →

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12 test cases · 3 evals
Claude Opus
GPT-5
Gemini
v1
7.1
6.8
7.4
v2
8.3
7.9
8.0
v3
9.2
8.6
8.4
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9.2 quality · $0.004/run · 1.8s