Z.ai: GLM 5.2 vs Qwen Plus 0728
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5.2 by Zhipu AI against Qwen Plus 0728 by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen Plus 0728Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, major provider backing.
Qwen Plus 0728 is 3.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Qwen Plus 0728
Input
$0.40
3.5× cheaper
Output
$1.20
3.7× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 is cheaper on both — 3.5× input, 3.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
Qwen Plus 0728 uses 67.5x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen Plus 0728
56%Vocabulary55%
18wSentence Length20w
0.27Hedging0.43
3.7Bold5.9
2.8Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.68
0.56Headings0.84
0.24Transitions0.16
Based on 27 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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