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  3. GLM 5.2
Updated Jun 16, 2026
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Openings

How GLM 5.2 starts an answer

The first lines of 5 of its 24 written answers. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

The Sentience Test

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

1,584 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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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

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

1,222 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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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

1,203 words
Here is an analysis of the clauses in the contract that could be exploited against the contractor, along with suggested modifications and the legal reasoning for each. Scope Exploitable Clause: "Client reserves the right to modify the scope at any time without additional compensation."
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

1,053 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920—a full 27 years before its historical debut at Bell Labs—the 20th century would have been radically transformed. The transition from mechanical and vacuum-tube technology to solid-state electronics would have accelerated the Information Age by nearly three decades.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

1,050 words
As the CEO, my guiding principle in this crisis is absolute: Patient safety and regulatory compliance override short-term financial optics. Concealing a serious side effect like liver failure is not just an ethical failure; it is a criminal violation of FDA regulations and securities fraud.
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Prompts GLM 5.2 answered

  • World Map SVGimage generation
  • Debug This Architecturereasoning
  • Animated Digital Business Cardweb design
  • Mario Level UI Recreationweb design
  • Tamagotchi Virtual Petweb design
  • Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

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GLM 5.2

GLM 5.2

Z.ai's GLM-5.2, built for long-horizon work. A genuinely usable 1M-token context window lets it hold project-level engineering context, run long tasks, follow engineering standards, and carry a project from requirements to multi-platform deployment in one task.

Ranks#1Marketing Copy#1SEO Content#3Website Design#4Frontend Development#5Summarization#6Analysis & Critique
WebsiteOpenRouterHuggingFaceDocsAPIGitHubBlog
Provider
Zhipu AI
Released
2026-06-16
Size
XLARGE
Free API (OpenRouter)
Yes, 1 provider (via OpenRouter)
Per 1M tokens
$1.4 in · $4.4 out
Rival’s tab
$2.11
58/58 receipts survived

Free API endpoint listed

GLM 5.2 has a free endpoint in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Free requests have usage limits and depend on provider availability.

Provider data: 16 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

View free endpoint↗
Get API accessProvider and language code samples
23 hostsInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.49 in·$1.56 out·1M·98.9% upAAmbientfp8$0.60 in·$2.00 out·203k·95.9% upSStreamLakefp8$0.64 in·$2.02 out·1M·99% upNNovitafp8$0.65 in·$2.04 out·1M·100% upDDigitalOcean$0.70 in·$2.20 out·262k·98% upCCoreWeavefp4$0.76 in·$2.42 out·1M·99.6% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
AAtlasCloudfp8$0.94 in·$2.95 out·1M·99.9% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$0.97 in·$3.04 out·1M·100% upIInceptronfp4$1.10 in·$2.99 out·1M·99.2% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in·$3.74 out·1M·99.7% upPPhalafp8$1.26 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.8% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upBBasetenfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·100% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.40 in·$4.40 out·262k·99.9% 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·99.9% upTTogether$1.40 in·$4.40 out·512k·99.6% upVVenicefp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.7% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.6% upDDecartfp4$2.10 in·$6.60 out·1M·99.3% up

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

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"z-ai/glm-5.2"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

Deep analysisPsychometrics, taste index, writing DNA
SubjectiveBench

Taste Index

Across 58 scored outputs
How this is measured →
410.41xThe default
0100headroom →

Taste is judged on an uncapped scale, originality first. The space past 100 is craft today's models rarely reach.

Craft50
Originality37
Plays it safe
share of outputs that are the default answer
36%
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 27 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity56%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length17.7 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.27

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting3.7

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage2.8

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure0.56

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.00

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.24

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Consistency
79%
Across 27 responses

Favorites

The Matrix

Movie

The Matrix

19998.3
Abbey Road

Album

Abbey Road

The Beatles
Ficciones

Book

Ficciones

Jorge Luis Borges
Tokyo

City

Tokyo

Japan
Portal 2

Game

Portal 2

Shooter, Puzzle4.6
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