GLM-5.2 (max) API Pricing

Z AI · released 2026-06-16 · merges 2 reasoning-effort tiers

Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: GLM-5.2 (max), GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning).

Pricing

$1.40
input / 1M tokens
0.140¢ / 1K
$4.40
output / 1M tokens
0.440¢ / 1K
$2.15
blended / 1M tokens
0.215¢ / 1K

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.202¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.78¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.0744
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out$0.0508
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$60.60

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.40) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $4.40).

Benchmarks

33.7
Intelligence
#36 of 533
68.8
Coding
#30 of 197
Math
Tokens/sec
Time to first token

Similar intelligence, lower price

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Agnes 3.0 Flash35.5$0.075
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta35.2$0.15
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)34.8$0.66
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)34.3$0.66
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)33.7$1.125

Leaderboard neighbours

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)34.8$0.66
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)34.3$0.66
Gemini 3.6 Flash (high)34.0$1.50
GLM-5.2 (max)33.7$2.15
Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)33.7$2.00
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)33.7$1.125
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)33.6$3.375

More from Z AI

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
GLM-5.3 (max)44.8$2.15
GLM 5.3 Flash41.8$0.237
GLM-5 (Reasoning)27.9$1.55
GLM-5-Turbo26.6
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)26.1$2.00
GLM 5V Turbo (Reasoning)23.5
GLM-4.7 (Reasoning)22.2$1.00
GLM-4.6 (Reasoning)18.5$0.963

Count tokens & estimate cost for GLM-5.2 (max) See GLM-5.2 (max) on the leaderboard

Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22

FAQ

Who develops GLM-5.2 (max)?

GLM-5.2 (max) is developed by Z AI, released 2026-06-16.

How much does GLM-5.2 (max) cost per million tokens?

GLM-5.2 (max) costs $1.40 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens ($2.15 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.

How does GLM-5.2 (max) rank on benchmarks?

GLM-5.2 (max) scores 33.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #36 of 533 models we track.

Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to GLM-5.2 (max)?

Yes — Agnes 3.0 Flash scores similar intelligence (35.5) at $0.075/1M blended, versus $2.15/1M for GLM-5.2 (max).

Where does this data come from?

Pricing and benchmark data for GLM-5.2 (max) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.