Z.ai: GLM 5.2 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Compare Z.ai: GLM 5.2 by Zhipu AI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 49 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max PreviewRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
1.4× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
1.3× cheaper
Output
$6.24
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview wins input (1.3× cheaper)·Z.ai: GLM 5.2 wins output (1.4× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview uses 188.4x more emoji
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
56%Vocabulary62%
18wSentence Length21w
0.27Hedging0.22
3.7Bold3.8
2.8Lists2.9
0.00Emoji1.88
0.56Headings0.62
0.24Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 26 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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