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  3. GLM-5.2 vs GPT-4o

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

GLM-5.2 vs GPT-4o benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GLM-5.2 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,492 vs 1,335), 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 GPT-4o provides faster response streaming (110 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 GPT-4o 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

GLM-5.2 (7)GPT-4o (2)
GLM-5.2
7 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
GPT-4o
2 of 9 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed
Zhipu
Leads 7 of 9 metrics
GLM-5.2

Zhipu flagship. Strong Chinese/English coding and agents.

GLM-5.2Elo 1,492$1.8/1M out
OpenAI
Leads 2 of 9 metrics
GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335$10/1M out

GLM-5 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GLM-5.2 vs GPT-4o. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GLM-5.2
GLM-5V Turbo$0.6GLM-5.3$1.8
Top Rival Showdowns for GLM-5.2
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 157 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGPT-4o Wins

GPT-4o

110 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.

GLM-5.2 (8)vsGPT-4o (2)
GLM-5.2: 8W (80%)Overall: GLM-5.2GPT-4o: 2W (20%)
← GLM-5.2GPT-4o →
🏆GLM-5.2(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GLM-5.2vsGPT-4o
Preference Elo
1,492vs1,335+157
Coding Elo
1,504vs—
SWE-bench
69.3%vs54.8%+14.5%
LiveBench
65.2%vs54.2%+11%
GPQA Diamond
79.5%vs73.2%+6.3%
GLM-5.2: 5WGPT-4o: 0W
🏆GPT-4o(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GLM-5.2vsGPT-4o
Output speed
84 tok/svs110 tok/s+26 tok/s
Time to first token
270 msvs180 ms+90 ms
GLM-5.2: 0WGPT-4o: 2W
🏆GLM-5.2(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GLM-5.2vsGPT-4o
Output price
$1.8/1Mvs$10/1M+$8.2/1M
Input price
$0.5/1Mvs$2.5/1M+$2/1M
Context window
200kvs128k+72k
GLM-5.2: 3WGPT-4o: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+157
GLM-5.21,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo
GLM-5.21,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o—
LiveBench+11%
GLM-5.265.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+14.5%
GLM-5.269.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+6.3%
GLM-5.279.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+90 ms
GLM-5.2270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+26 tok/s
GLM-5.284 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$2/1M
GLM-5.2$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$8.2/1M
GLM-5.2$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+72k
GLM-5.2200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-4o128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkGLM-5.2GPT-4oAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,492
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+157
Coding Elo
1,504
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
LiveBench
65.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+11%
SWE-bench
69.3%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+14.5%
GPQA Diamond
79.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+6.3%
Time to first token
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+90 ms
Output speed
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+26 tok/s
Input price
$0.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$2/1M
Output price
$1.8/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$8.2/1M
Context window
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+72k
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)
GLM-5.2$44.50 / mo
In: $17.5Out: $27
GPT-4o$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
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
    GPT-4o:Pick GPT-4o 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 UIGPT-4o

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGGLM-5.2

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.2).

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 UIGPT-4oLower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAGGLM-5.2Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionGLM-5.2Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GLM-5.2).

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.

newsMay 13, 2024

GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Deprecated for buying. Kept because “4o vs sonnet” is still a typed query.

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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
OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335
SWE-bench54.8%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or GPT-4o?
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, GLM-5.2 or GPT-4o?
GLM-5.2 leads SWE-bench at 69.3% vs 54.8%. 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, GLM-5.2 or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 270 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GLM-5.2 accepts 200k tokens versus 128k.
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. GLM-5.2 and GPT-4o 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

  • news · May 13, 2024

    GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

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