GLM-5.2
Last verified August 3, 2026 · Zhipu pricing ↗$1.40/1M input · $4.40/1M output · 1.0M context · Zhipu
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ZhipuMIT-licensed 753B-param MoE, coding-first, 1M-token context. Launched June 13 with only the GLM Coding Plan subscription; the per-token API ($1.40/$4.40, holding GLM 5.1's rate) and open weights landed ~June 16. Cached input $0.26/1M, confirmed on Z.ai's own pricing table 2026-08-03. Z.ai self-reported benchmarks: SWE-Bench Pro 62.1, Terminal-Bench 2.1 81.0, DeepSWE 46.2. No independent third-party eval yet. The 3x peak surcharge (14:00-18:00 Beijing) is not stated on Z.ai's international pricing page; treat it as unconfirmed for the .ai endpoint.
Input / 1M tokens
$1.4
Output / 1M tokens
$4.4
Context Window
1.0M
Max Output
131K
Price History
No price change recorded since 2026-08-03, when this site started tracking this model; it launched on 2026-06-13.
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