# GLM-5.2 vs Grok 4 Fast

> GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-2-vs-grok-4-fast
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 25

## Summary

- They share 25 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 4 Fast in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.2 leads 57.1 to 32.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-1: 77% for GLM-5.2 and 48.5% for Grok 4 Fast.
- GLM-5.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 51.1 | 39.4 |
| Rank | 44 | 167 |
| Context | 1M | — |
| Input $/M | $1.40 | — |
| Output $/M | $4.40 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41)
- Grok 4 Fast: 32.5 (#271)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1603 | 1159 |
| WeirdML | 70.1% | 42.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1485 | 1429 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.7% | — |
| DeepSWE | 43.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 24.5% | — |
| SciCode | 50.5% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,047 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63)
- Grok 4 Fast: 29.5 (#86)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench Banking | 37.1% | 15.7% |
| APEX-Agents | 45.2% | — |
| Cybench | — | 30% |
| PostTrainBench | 31.7% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,314 | — |

## Reasoning

- GLM-5.2: 42.3 (#52)
- Grok 4 Fast: 22.2 (#201)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 22.8% | 5.3% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 62.6% | 66.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 77% | 48.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1480 | 1412 |
| DTBench | 93.6% | 82.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 151.78 | 144.2 |
| SimpleBench | 58.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.3% | — |
| CritPt | 20.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 9.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| LMCA | 45.8% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 55.6% | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 60.5 |

## Math

- GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43)
- Grok 4 Fast: 38.9 (#123)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1482 | 1419 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 59.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 67.6% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.4% | — |
| ProofBench | 35% | — |

## Knowledge

- GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40)
- Grok 4 Fast: 32.0 (#214)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1486 | 1411 |
| GPQA Diamond | 91.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 19.7% |

## Multilingual

- GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26)
- Grok 4 Fast: 51.3 (#111)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1459 | 1396 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1519 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1479 | 1431 |
| LMArena German | 1468 | 1383 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | 1352 |
| LMArena Korean | 1445 | 1357 |
| LMArena Russian | 1466 | 1389 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1477 | 1415 |

## Instruction Following

- GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34)
- Grok 4 Fast: 73.2 (#121)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1465 | 1387 |

## Long Context

- GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43)
- Grok 4 Fast: 63.2 (#3)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1479 | 1415 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 94.4% |

## Writing & Preference

- GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21)
- Grok 4 Fast: 60.0 (#102)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1470 | 1407 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1462 | 1387 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1469 | 1414 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1757 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1222 | — |

## FAQ

### Is GLM-5.2 better than Grok 4 Fast?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GLM-5.2 or Grok 4 Fast better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 32.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Grok 4 Fast share?

25 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4 Fast has 30.
