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  3. Command A vs GLM-5.2

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Command A vs GLM-5.2 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GLM-5.2 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,492 vs 1,344), while GLM-5.2 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (69.3%), while GLM-5.2 is more budget-friendly at $1.8/1M per 1M output tokens, while Command A provides faster response streaming (118 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: GLM-5.2 holds the advantage over Command A in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose GLM-5.2 for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

9 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Command A (3)GLM-5.2 (6)
Command A
3 of 9 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Context window
GLM-5.2
6 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Input price✓Output price
Cohere
Leads 3 of 9 metrics
Command A

Cohere enterprise RAG and tool-use model.

Elo 1,344$10/1M out
Zhipu
Leads 6 of 9 metrics
GLM-5.2

Zhipu flagship. Strong Chinese/English coding and agents.

GLM-5.2Elo 1,492$1.8/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Command A
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGLM-5.2 Wins

GLM-5.2

Δ 148 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderCommand A Wins

Command A

118 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderGLM-5.2 Wins

GLM-5.2

$1.8 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Command A (3)vsGLM-5.2 (7)
Command A: 3W (30%)Overall: GLM-5.2GLM-5.2: 7W (70%)
← Command AGLM-5.2 →
🏆GLM-5.2(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Command AvsGLM-5.2
Preference Elo
1,344vs1,492+148
Coding Elo
—vs1,504
SWE-bench
42.6%vs69.3%+26.7%
LiveBench
56.2%vs65.2%+9%
GPQA Diamond
66%vs79.5%+13.5%
Command A: 0WGLM-5.2: 5W
🏆Command A(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Command AvsGLM-5.2
Output speed
118 tok/svs84 tok/s+34 tok/s
Time to first token
175 msvs270 ms+95 ms
Command A: 2WGLM-5.2: 0W
🏆GLM-5.2(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Command AvsGLM-5.2
Output price
$10/1Mvs$1.8/1M+$8.2/1M
Input price
$2.5/1Mvs$0.5/1M+$2/1M
Context window
256kvs200k+56k
Command A: 1WGLM-5.2: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+148
Command A1,344
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.21,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo
Command A—
GLM-5.21,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+9%
Command A56.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.265.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+26.7%
Command A42.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.269.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+13.5%
Command A66%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.279.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+95 ms
Command A175 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+34 tok/s
Command A118 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.284 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$2/1M
Command A$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$8.2/1M
Command A$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+56k
Command A256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GLM-5.2200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkCommand AGLM-5.2Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,344
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+148
Coding Elo—
1,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
LiveBench
56.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+9%
SWE-bench
42.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
69.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+26.7%
GPQA Diamond
66%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
79.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+13.5%
Time to first token
175 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+95 ms
Output speed
118 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+34 tok/s
Input price
$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$2/1M
Output price
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$8.2/1M
Context window
256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+56k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 81% with GLM-5.2
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Command A$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
GLM-5.2$44.50 / mo
In: $17.5Out: $27
Estimated Cost Delta

GLM-5.2 is estimated to save $193.00/month ($2,316/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GLM-5.2:Pick GLM-5.2 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Command A:Pick Command A when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    GLM-5.2:Pick GLM-5.2 as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.2

Higher SWE-bench (69.3%).

High-volume chatGLM-5.2

Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICommand A

Lower TTFT (175 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2

GLM-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGLM-5.2Higher SWE-bench (69.3%).
High-volume chatGLM-5.2Lower output list price ($1.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UICommand ALower TTFT (175 ms).
Long-document RAGCommand ALarger window (256k).
Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2GLM-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchJun 18, 2026

GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

Strong Chinese/English coding. 5.3 is the new row; 5.2 stays so the delta is visible.

launchMar 13, 2025

Command A: Cohere’s enterprise RAG and tool-use row

Mar 2025. RAG and tools, not a frontier Elo play. Listed so “command a benchmark” has a sourced page.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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Cohere

Command A

Elo 1,344
SWE-bench42.6%
Speed (tok/s)118 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M
Zhipu

GLM-5.2

Elo 1,492
SWE-bench69.3%
Speed (tok/s)84 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,492). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Command A or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 leads SWE-bench at 69.3% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
GLM-5.2 output tokens are $1.8/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Command A or GLM-5.2?
Command A has the lower time-to-first-token (175 ms vs 270 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Command A accepts 256k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?
GLM-5.2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Command A and GLM-5.2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jun 18, 2026

    GLM-5.2 remains the prior Zhipu flagship for upgrade pairs

  • launch · Mar 13, 2025

    Command A: Cohere’s enterprise RAG and tool-use row

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