Analysis Summary
Z.ai GLM 5.2 is a text model with tool use, function calling, and a 1M context window. The context capacity suits long-document processing, knowledge-base workflows, structured research, and automation that depends on external actions and consistent text outputs.
Its pricing is moderate, giving it a workable position for document-heavy workloads and repeated API calls. However, this record contains no benchmark results for reasoning, coding, or agentic reliability, and it lacks vision or multimodal input. Adopt it for text-first automation after testing factual consistency, instruction following, and tool-call reliability, rather than assuming it can replace a verified flagship across client workflows.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
GLM 5.2 offers tool use, function calling, and a 1M context window for long-document and automation workflows. Its moderate pricing is attractive, but supplied data includes no intelligence, coding, or agentic benchmarks.
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DFO Verdict
GLM 5.2 offers tool use, function calling, and a 1M context window for long-document and automation workflows. Its moderate pricing is attractive, but supplied data includes no intelligence, coding, or agentic benchmarks.
How Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) compares
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 94% of the models we list. At $0.70 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 33% of comparable models.
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1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.70 | $0.000700 |
| Output | $2.20 | $0.002200 |
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GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering,..
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Frequently asked questions about Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch)
How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) cost?
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) costs $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch)?
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).
What can Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) do?
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch)?
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (batch) is developed by Z.ai and was released on June 16, 2026.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 21, 2026 8:38 pm