How much does GLM 5.2 cost per token?

GLM 5.2 is priced at $0.81 per million input tokens and $2.56 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 22, 2026.

What is GLM 5.2's context window?

GLM 5.2 supports a context window of up to 1M tokens, per Z.ai.

How widely used is GLM 5.2?

GLM 5.2 accounts for about 4.4% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of Aug 20, 2026.

What are the alternatives to GLM 5.2?

By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Nemotron 3 Ultra, MiniMax M3, and Hy3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

ModelsZ.ai

GLM 5.2

Name: GLM 5.2
Author: Z.ai

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Context

tokens

Released

Jun 16, 2026

on OpenRouter

Usage rank

of 28 tracked models

Token share

4.4%

OpenRouter · Aug 20, 2026

Pricing

Price per million tokens

Input $/MTok

$0.8114.7%

OpenRouter · Jul 22, 2026

Output $/MTok

$2.5614.7%

OpenRouter · Jul 22, 2026

Cache read $/MTok

$0.15

OpenRouter

Current GLM 5.2 prices per million tokens across tracked sources.
Source	Tracked slug	In $/MTok	Out $/MTok	Cache read	Cache write	Context	Effective	Last Δ (in)
OpenRouter	z-ai/glm-5.2	$0.81	$2.56	$0.15	—	1M	Jul 22, 2026	14.7%
models.dev	lilac/zai-org/glm-5.2	$0.9	$3.00	$0.27	—	524.3K	Jul 22, 2026	35.7%

latest tracked price per source · Δ = most recent input-price move within that source

2 sources tracking

Input $/MTok

Output $/MTok

per-source step lines · $/MTok

history since Jul 8, 2026

Specs

Context & availability

GLM 5.2 specifications.
Provider	Z.ai
Context window	1M tokens
Listed on OpenRouter	Jun 16, 2026
Tracked price sources	OpenRouter · models.dev
Hugging Face	zai-org/GLM-5.2
OpenRouter slugs	z-ai/glm-5.2 · z-ai/glm-5.2-20260616

source: OpenRouter model catalog + tracked price feeds

id: glm-5-2

Usage

Share of OpenRouter tokens

90-day · to Aug 20, 2026

source: OpenRouter model rankings · share of tracked coding-token volume

4.4% on Aug 20, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for GLM 5.2.
Benchmark	Configuration	Score	Date	Source
AA Agentic Index	z-ai/glm-5.2	43.1index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Agentic Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:batch	45.7index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Agentic Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:free	45.7index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Coding Index	z-ai/glm-5.2	68.8index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Coding Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:batch	68.8index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Coding Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:free	68.8index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Intelligence Index	z-ai/glm-5.2	51.1index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Intelligence Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:batch	52.6index	—	or-embedded-aa
AA Intelligence Index	z-ai/glm-5.2:free	52.6index	—	or-embedded-aa

scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only

Alternatives

Similar models

Alternatives to GLM 5.2 by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Model	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
5	Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA	733B	83.5%	vs GLM 5.2
9	MiniMax M3MiniMax	243.4B	17.7%	vs GLM 5.2
2	Hy3Tencent	1.3T	12.2%	vs GLM 5.2
1	DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek	2.7T	35.1%	vs GLM 5.2

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

FAQ

GLM 5.2 FAQ

How much does GLM 5.2 cost per token?: GLM 5.2 is priced at $0.81 per million input tokens and $2.56 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 22, 2026.
What is GLM 5.2's context window?: GLM 5.2 supports a context window of up to 1M tokens, per Z.ai.
How widely used is GLM 5.2?: GLM 5.2 accounts for about 4.4% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of Aug 20, 2026.
What are the alternatives to GLM 5.2?: By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Nemotron 3 Ultra, MiniMax M3, and Hy3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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