Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Grok Build 0.1

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.9 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

50.9

Rank #38 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

35.8

Rank #214 Reported

Summary

  • They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 3 categories and Grok Build 0.1 in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GLM-5.2 leads 42.1 to 31.3.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 20.9% for GLM-5.2 and 9.1% for Grok Build 0.1.
  • Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.2.
  • GLM-5.2 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
  • GLM-5.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Grok Build 0.1 specifications
GLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index50.935.8
Released2026-06-132026-04-16
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M256K
Max output131K256K
Input $ / M tokens$1.40$1
Output $ / M tokens$4.40$2
Results tracked503

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 50.9 (#37), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
SciCode50.5%50.2%
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1604—
WeirdML70.1%—
LMArena Coding1484—
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 31.6 (#63), Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
GBAEval0%2.4%
τ²-bench Banking37.1%—
PostTrainBench31.7%—
Vending-Bench 28,314—

Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 42.1 (#46), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
CritPt20.9%9.1%
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
SimpleBench58.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1480—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench93.6%—
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index151.76—

Math Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 55.4 (#35), Grok Build 0.1: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—
LMArena Math1482—

Knowledge Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#36), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—
LMArena Expert1484—

Multilingual Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 56.0 (#25), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English1459—
LMArena Chinese1518—
LMArena French1476—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1451—
LMArena Korean1445—
LMArena Russian1467—
LMArena Spanish1477—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 77.1 (#32), Grok Build 0.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Instruction Following1465—

Long Context Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Grok Build 0.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query1479—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 70.7 (#20), Grok Build 0.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Text1470—
LMArena Creative Writing1465—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—
LMArena Multi-Turn1468—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Grok Build 0.1?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.9 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GLM-5.2 or Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; GLM-5.2 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.

Is GLM-5.2 or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.9 versus 42.5 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GLM-5.2 does, with 1M tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Grok Build 0.1 share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 50 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.

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