Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.1

Rank #44 Confirmed

Qwen3.5 Max Preview Alibaba (Qwen)

45.3

Rank #71 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 2 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GLM-5.2 leads 55.7 to 40.1.
  • GLM-5.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview specifications
GLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Alibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index51.145.3
Released2026-06-13—
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked5117

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Coding14851487
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1603—
SciCode50.5%—
WeirdML70.1%—
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
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), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Hard Prompts14801483
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
SimpleBench58.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
CritPt20.9%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench93.6%—
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index151.78—

Math GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Math14821474
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—

Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Expert14861489
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—

Multilingual Too close to call

GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Non-English14591465
LMArena Chinese15191534
LMArena French14791484
LMArena German14681487
LMArena Japanese14511495
LMArena Korean14451438
LMArena Russian14661471
LMArena Spanish14771470

Instruction Following Too close to call

GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Instruction Following14651467

Long Context Too close to call

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Longer Query14791476

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Qwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Text14701470
LMArena Creative Writing14621464
LMArena Multi-Turn14691478
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.2 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.

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