GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.
GLM 5.2 vs Qwen Turbo
Compare GLM 5.2 from Z.AI and Qwen Turbo from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
GLM 5.2The Qwen series model with the fastest speed and lowest cost, suitable for simple tasks. This model is a dynamically updated version, and updates will not be announced in advance. The model's overall Chinese and English abilities have been significantly improved, human preference alignment has been greatly enhanced, inference capability and complex instruction understanding have been substantially strengthened, performance on difficult tasks is better, and mathematics and coding skills have been significantly improved. The current version is qwen-turbo-2025-04-28.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo: $0.092/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $2.524/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Can I call GLM 5.2 and Qwen Turbo with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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