Z.ai: GLM 5.2 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5.2 by Zhipu AI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
9.3× cheaper
Output
$1.50
2.9× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on both — 9.3× input, 2.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
27%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 57.7x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
56%Vocabulary54%
18wSentence Length16w
0.27Hedging0.31
3.7Bold6.0
2.8Lists4.5
0.00Emoji0.58
0.56Headings0.88
0.24Transitions0.10
Based on 27 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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