Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 23 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.1

Rank #44 Confirmed

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 23 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.2 leads 55.7 to 20.8.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 86.4% for GLM-5.2 and 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
  • GLM-5.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) specifications
GLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index51.133.7
Released2026-06-132024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked5134

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
WeirdML70.1%22.2%
LMArena Coding14851287
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1603—
SciCode50.5%—
LiveBench Coding—46.4%
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
APEX-Agents45.2%—
τ²-bench Banking37.1%—
PostTrainBench31.7%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 28,314—

Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 42.3 (#52), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
SimpleBench58.8%22.7%
LMArena Hard Prompts14801272
DTBench93.6%65.2%
Epoch Capabilities Index151.78130.48
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
CritPt20.9%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
LiveBench Reasoning—54.8%
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
LiveBench Data Analysis—54.5%
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
LiveBench—54.3%

Math GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%11.5%
LMArena Math14821283
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
ProofBench35%—
LiveBench Math—54.9%
MATH Level 5—63.5%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—0.7%

Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
GPQA Diamond91.9%53.8%
LMArena Expert14861254
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—
Confabulations—20.1%

Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
LMArena Non-English14591282
LMArena Chinese15191289
LMArena French14791318
LMArena German14681287
LMArena Japanese14511244
LMArena Korean14451237
LMArena Russian14661286
LMArena Spanish14771281

Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
LMArena Instruction Following14651270
LiveBench Instruction Following—69.6%

Long Context GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
LMArena Longer Query14791276

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
LMArena Text14701305
LMArena Creative Writing14621284
LMArena Multi-Turn14691290
Short-Story Creative Writing—63.6%
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—
LiveBench Language—45.6%

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.2 or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?

23 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.

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