GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai with a 1M-token context window for processing long documents and complex tasks.
- Strengths
- Extended reasoning capabilities and a massive context window allow it to maintain coherence across lengthy inputs and multi-step workflows.
- Best for
- Long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering tasks, and document analysis that requires keeping extensive context in scope.
- Limitations
- Models with large context windows can be slower and less efficient on shorter tasks compared to smaller alternatives; reasoning-focused models may not be optimal for simple or time-sensitive queries.
Input / 1M
$0.76
Output / 1M
$2.42
Cached input / 1M
$0.14
Context window
262K
Price history
Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price change
- 30d
- in increased 10.8% out increased 12.2%
- 90d
- in decreased 45.7% out decreased 45.0%
- 1y
- in decreased 45.7% out decreased 45.0%
- Since launch
- in decreased 45.7% out decreased 45.0%
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | $0.76 | $2.42 | $0.14 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.6286 | $1.98 | $0.1167 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 2 Aug 2026 | $0.2842 | $0.8932 | $0.0528 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 1 Aug 2026 | $0.7168 | $2.25 | $0.1331 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 31 Jul 2026 | $1.12 | $3.52 | $0.208 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 30 Jul 2026 | $0.966 | $3.04 | $0.1794 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 29 Jul 2026 | $0.6944 | $2.18 | $0.129 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 28 Jul 2026 | $0.7686 | $2.42 | $0.1427 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 27 Jul 2026 | $0.7672 | $2.41 | $0.1425 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 26 Jul 2026 | $0.6692 | $2.10 | $0.1243 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 25 Jul 2026 | $0.7042 | $2.21 | $0.1308 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 24 Jul 2026 | $0.7868 | $2.47 | $0.1461 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 23 Jul 2026 | $0.819 | $2.57 | $0.1521 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 22 Jul 2026 | $0.798 | $2.51 | $0.1482 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 21 Jul 2026 | $0.7966 | $2.50 | $0.1479 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 20 Jul 2026 | $0.9506 | $2.99 | $0.1765 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 19 Jul 2026 | $0.238 | $0.748 | $0.0442 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 18 Jul 2026 | $0.2912 | $0.9152 | $0.0541 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 17 Jul 2026 | $0.9254 | $2.91 | $0.1719 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 16 Jul 2026 | $0.9184 | $2.89 | $0.1706 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 15 Jul 2026 | $0.8526 | $2.68 | $0.1583 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 14 Jul 2026 | $0.91 | $2.86 | $0.169 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 13 Jul 2026 | $0.93 | $3.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 12 Jul 2026 | $0.42 | $1.32 | $0.078 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 11 Jul 2026 | $0.406 | $1.28 | $0.0754 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 10 Jul 2026 | $0.54 | $1.76 | $0.1 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 9 Jul 2026 | $0.84 | $2.64 | $0.156 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 8 Jul 2026 | $0.93 | $3.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 7 Jul 2026 | $0.9086 | $2.86 | $0.1687 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 6 Jul 2026 | $0.686 | $2.16 | $0.1274 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 5 Jul 2026 | $0.728 | $2.29 | $0.1352 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 4 Jul 2026 | $0.91 | $2.86 | $0.169 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.93 | $3.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 30 Jun 2026 | $0.94 | $3.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 24 Jun 2026 | $0.95 | $3.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 23 Jun 2026 | $0.98 | $3.08 | $0.182 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 22 Jun 2026 | $1.00 | $4.00 | $0.18 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 19 Jun 2026 | $1.20 | $4.10 | $0.2 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 17 Jun 2026 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |