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title: "GLM-5.2 — LLM-TEST.com"
url: /models/glm-5-2/
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language: en
type: model
summary: "The previous GLM flagship, now a well-priced workhorse for teams that want a proven, stable model. It remains a strong all-rounder for reasoning and coding."
last_updated: "2026-11-05"
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# GLM-5.2

_Zhipu AI · Balanced · open weights_

The previous GLM flagship, now a well-priced workhorse for teams that want a proven, stable model. It remains a strong all-rounder for reasoning and coding.

## At a glance

- Released: Jun 10, 2026
- Provider: Zhipu AI
- Context window: 256,000 tokens
- Max output: 64,000 tokens
- Modalities: Text + image → text
- Knowledge cutoff: March 2026
- API model ID: `glm-5.2`
- License: Open weights (MIT)

## Pricing

- Standard: $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens
- Example: a 1,500-token prompt + 650-token answer ≈ $0.005 (standard)

## What's new vs GLM-5.1 (March 2026)

- Broader tool-use reliability than GLM-5.1
- Improved long-context coherence
- Superseded by GLM-5.3, so no longer the frontier option

## Best use cases

- **General assistants** — Serves broad reasoning and writing needs at a mature, stable quality bar.
- **Code generation** — Writes and reviews code reliably across common languages.
- **Migration target** — A safe self-hosted baseline for teams not yet moving to 5.3.

## Strengths

- Proven and stable
- Open weights
- Good value

## Limitations

- Behind GLM-5.3 on reasoning
- Older knowledge cutoff

## Where to get access

- Consumer app: Z.ai chat (GLM) — https://chat.z.ai
- API: the Z.ai API console — https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list
- Also available: open weights on Hugging Face (GLM)
- Docs: https://docs.z.ai

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