Comparing 2 models
Gemini 3.5 Flash vs GLM 5.2
Benchmarks through
Verdict
Gemini 3.5 Flash and GLM 5.2 are not yet ranked on the same task, so compare the specifications below. GLM 5.2 costs 44.0x less per input token. Only GLM 5.2 has open weights for self-hosting.
- Choose GLM 5.2 for you need to self-host.
Built from the published task rankings below; ranks come from each task's own weighted benchmarks, so a win on one task says nothing about another.
Measured head to head
Benchmarks both models were run on
| Evaluation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | GLM 5.2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena Coding | 1266 Elo | 1287 Elo | source · 2026-10-23 |
| Design Arena Full-stack Agent | 1197 Elo | 1241 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| Design Arena UI | 1270 Elo | 1294 Elo | source · 2026-10-23 |
| Design Arena Web-app Agent | 1202 Elo | 1222 Elo | source · 2026-10-23 |
| Design Arena Website | 1268 Elo | 1285 Elo | source · 2026-10-23 |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (Epoch AI) | 62.8% ± 2.9 | 59.2% ± 3 | source · 2026-06-10 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI) | 88.9% ± 2.2 | 91.9% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-08-06 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI) | 86.4% ± 2.4 | 91.9% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-07-15 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI) | 92.8% ± 1.6 | 91.9% ± 1.6 | source · 2026-05-22 |
| LiveBench Agentic Coding | 49.0% | 51.8% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Coding | 78.2% | 79.7% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 64.9% | 73.7% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 75.6% | 62.3% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Language | 84.6% | 76.2% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Math | 88.2% | 89.8% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 82% | 78.6% | source · 2026-10-18 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1468 Elo | 1462 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1467 Elo | 1466 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena Long Query | 1482 Elo | 1479 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena Math | 1504 Elo | 1484 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena Text | 1477 Elo | 1475 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena Text Factuality | 1477 Elo | 1463 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1499 Elo | 1604 Elo | source · 2026-10-22 |
| OTIS Mock AIME (Epoch AI) | 88.9% ± 4.7 | 86.4% ± 4.2 | source · 2026-08-06 |
| OTIS Mock AIME (Epoch AI) | 80% ± 6 | 86.4% ± 4.2 | source · 2026-07-15 |
| OTIS Mock AIME (Epoch AI) | 95.6% ± 2.7 | 86.4% ± 4.2 | source · 2026-05-25 |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) | 66.2% ± 1.5 | 34.2% ± 1.5 | source · 2026-08-27 |
Values are as published by each evaluator, in its own units; rows from different evaluators are not on a common scale.
task evidence
How they place when the question changes
Lower ranks are better. “Best” marks the strongest option in this shortlist for that task.