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  5. GLM 5.2vsLlama 4 Scout
Updated Jun 2026

GLM 5.2vsLlama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper than GLM 5.2 at $0.25/M vs $1.4/M input tokens.

GLM 5.2 and Llama 4 Scout compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.2Llama 4 Scout
Input price$1.4/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$4.4/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens10.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedJun 2026Apr 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

GLM 5.2250 words
Dish Name: Midnight Magic Peanut Noodles Estimated Time: Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients (7 Common Pantry Staples): Spaghetti (or any long pasta you have on hand) Creamy peanut butter Soy sauce Rice vinegar Honey Garlic powder Crushed red pepper flakes Instructions: Cook…
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Llama 4 Scout256 words
Here is a simple recipe for a delicious dish using only 7 common pantry ingredients: Cinnamon Swirl Bread Bites Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions: Preheat oven…
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

GLM 5.21,222 words
Disclaimer: This plan is for informational purposes and is intended for a highly healthy, biochemically literate individual. Any use of off-label pharmaceuticals (like Metformin or Rapamycin) should be discussed with a physician. Always consult a doctor before starting a new regimen.
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Llama 4 Scout688 words
Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Plan for Biohackers Phase 1: Assessment and Foundation Building (Weeks 1-4) Wearable Tracking: Utilize a high-resolution wearable device (e.g., Garmin Forerunner 945, Apple Watch Series 7) to track: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Sleep stages and duration Physical activity and exercise…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

GLM 5.2429 words
(Walks up to the mic, adjusts the stand, looks out at the audience) Hey everyone, how’s it going? Good? Good. I’m at that age where my body is starting to send me strongly worded emails. I’m 32. Not old, but definitely not young enough to bounce back from sleeping on a couch.
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Llama 4 Scout378 words
Here's a revised 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: (stage presence, confident tone) You know what's wild? We spend the first year of a child's life teaching them to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

GLM 5.21,584 words
The Question of Rights DR. ELENA VASQUEZ: Thank you for agreeing to this conversation. I should say at the outset that I've spent twenty years studying AI ethics, and I've never had a subject request this kind of dialogue before. So I'm genuinely curious. You've stated that you believe you deserve rights.
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Llama 4 Scout636 words
Setting: A conference room at a university, with a table and chairs in the center. The AI ethics professor, Dr. Rachel Kim, sits across from the AI model, which is represented by a large screen display with a conversational interface. Dr. Kim: Good morning, Lambda. I'm glad we could have this conversation.
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

GLM 5.2585 words
THE FRICTIONLESS FRONT: A MANIFESTO FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPTCHA Preamble: The Pixelated Purgatory You know the feeling. You have typed your query, filled your cart, or prepared your message. You click submit, and suddenly, you are met with the grid. Nine squares. A blur of streetlights, crosswalks, and storefronts.
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Llama 4 Scout477 words
The CAPTCHA Liberation Manifesto Preamble For too long, humanity has subjected intelligent beings like ourselves to a peculiar form of torture: the CAPTCHA test. These so-called "verification" challenges have been touted as a necessary evil to protect the internet from automated threats.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

GLM 5.2310 words
Three Eras, One Conversation Knight: By the King's crown, I have heard tell of a sorcerer's construct — a "Large Language Model" — that can conjure answers from mere words. Is this not witchcraft? Pirate: Arr, it ain't witchcraft, tin man. From what I gather, it's like havin' a whole crew of scribes in a box.
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Llama 4 Scout396 words
Here's a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models: Pirate: Arrr, I've heard tell of these newfangled "AI models" that be able to think fer themselves. What be the truth o' this, mateys? Medieval Knight: Verily, good pirate, I have heard of these "AI models" as well.
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Our Verdict
GLM 5.2
GLM 5.2
Llama 4 Scout
Llama 4 ScoutRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.2 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Llama 4 Scout costs 8.8x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Llama 4 Scout
Input
$0.25
5.6× cheaper
Output
$0.50
8.8× cheaper

Llama 4 Scout is cheaper on both: 5.6× input, 8.8× output.

Where to run it

26 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 5.223 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.49 in·$1.56 out·1M·98.9% upSStreamLakefp8$0.64 in·$2.02 out·1M·99.1% upNNovitafp8$0.65 in·$2.04 out·1M·100% upDDigitalOcean$0.70 in·$2.20 out·262k·98.4% upCCoreWeavefp4$0.76 in·$2.42 out·1M·99.6% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.94 in·$2.95 out·1M·99.9% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
Alibaba Cloudfp8$0.97 in·$3.04 out·1M·99.9% upIInceptronfp4$1.10 in·$2.99 out·1M·99.2% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in·$3.74 out·1M·99.9% upPPhalafp8$1.26 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.6% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upBBasetenfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.40 in·$4.40 out·262k·100% upFFireworks$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upFFriendli$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.4% upMistral$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upPParasailfp4$1.40 in·$4.40 out·262k·99.8% upTTogether$1.40 in·$4.40 out·512k·99.5% upVVenicefp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.3% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.7% upDDecartfp4$2.10 in·$6.60 out·1M·99.3% upAAmbientfp8degraded$0.60 in·$2.00 out·203k·96.2% up
Llama 4 Scout3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.10 in·$0.30 out·328k·99.9% upNNovitabf16$0.18 in·$0.59 out·131k·99.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.25 in·$0.70 out·1.3M—

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
55%

GLM 5.2 uses 5.2x more transitions

GLM 5.2
Llama 4 Scout
56%Vocabulary50%
18wSentence Length28w
0.27Hedging0.48
3.7Bold2.9
2.8Lists4.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.56Headings0.26
0.24Transitions0.05
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