Gemini 3 Pro vs GLM-5.2: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google, while GLM-5.2 comes from Zhipu AI. Gemini 3 Pro was released in November 2025, and GLM-5.2 followed 7 months later in June 2026. GLM-5.2 has a published size of about 753 billion parameters; Google has not disclosed the parameter count of Gemini 3 Pro.

The two models share 2 published benchmarks. They split them evenly, 1 to 1. The widest gaps are on Humanity's Last Exam, where GLM-5.2 scores 54.7% against 45.8%; GPQA, where Gemini 3 Pro scores 92.0% against 91.0%. Averaged across everything we track, Gemini 3 Pro sits at 70.5% and GLM-5.2 at 60.9%.

GLM-5.2 is the cheaper API at $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens, about 43% below Gemini 3 Pro at $2 and $12. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. Gemini 3 Pro accepts text, images, audio, and video as input, while GLM-5.2 accepts text.

CharacteristicGemini 3 ProGLM-5.2
CompanyGoogleZhipu AI
Release DateNovember 17, 2025June 16, 2026
Parameters753B
MultimodalYesNo
Context (input)1.0M1.0M
Context (output)66K131K
Input Price / 1M$2.00$1.40
Output Price / 1M$12.00$4.40
Average Score70.5%60.9%
Benchmarks
Humanity's Last Exam45.8%54.7%
GPQA92.0%91.0%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro
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Humanity's Last Exam0.5 vs 0.5
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GPQA0.9 vs 0.9
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Verdict

GLM-5.2 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Gemini 3 Pro — 0.7, GLM-5.2 — 0.6.

API Cost

GLM-5.2 is 2.4x cheaper: input $1.40/1M vs $2.00/1M tokens.

Context Window

Same context size: 1M tokens.

Recency

GLM-5.2 is newer: released 6/16/2026 vs 11/17/2025.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.2?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2 is cheaper for input: $1.40 per 1M tokens vs $2.00.
Which has a larger context window — Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.2?
Gemini 3 Pro supports a larger context: 1,048,576 tokens vs 1,048,576.

The Gemini 3 Pro and GLM-5.2 comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Gemini 3 Pro or GLM-5.2 page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.