Thinking Machines: Inkling vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

The average score is effectively tied at 8.0 vs 8.0. GLM 5.2 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.296 vs $1.006. GLM 5.2 (high) is faster at 62.65s vs 64.16s, with pass rates of 77.3% vs 71.2%.

Recommended modelGLM 5.2 (high)It has the best score here (8.0), while costing about 3.4x less than Inkling (high).

Last updated at: 2026-07-18

Metric	Inkling Inkling high Release: 2026-07-18	GLM 5.2 GLM 5.2 high Release: 2026-06-17

Metric	Inkling Inkling high Release: 2026-07-18	GLM 5.2 GLM 5.2 high Release: 2026-06-17
Score	8.0	8.0
Rank	#28	#31
Reliability	9.8	10.0
Consistency	8.9	8.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	77.3%	71.2%
Flaky tests	3	3
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	6.704	5.873
Total Cost	$1.006	$0.296
Input Price	$1.000 / 1M	$0.293 / 1M
Output Price	$4.050 / 1M	$0.920 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	86,746	83,813
Output Tokens	6,055	69,688
Reasoning Tokens	220,791	225,659
Response Time (avg)	64.16s	62.65s
Response Time (max)	327.51s	599.43s
Response Time (total)	1411.59s	1378.34s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#28 Thinking Machines: Inkling

high

Cost: $0.005
Time: 32.2s
Tokens: 1,275 tok

#31 GLM 5.2

high

Invalid SVG

Cost: $0.000
Time: 300.0s
Tokens: 0 tok

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Category Breakdown

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Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		12.68s	702	455	7,204
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.80s	639	406	2,660

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	8.5	10.0	66.7%	0		148.36s	7,374	430	78,982
GLM 5.2	6.4	8.6	33.3%	0		73.03s	5,124	2,302	22,546

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	7.3	5.8	83.3%	1		63.78s	61,296	3,854	19,895
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		321.47s	61,516	18,824	63,861

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		8.19s	7,068	216	2,349
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.81s	7,143	435	1,414

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	7.7	10.0	66.7%	0		186.39s	683	59	76,777
GLM 5.2	3.7	6.5	22.2%	1		73.97s	551	46,693	90,566

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		6.53s	501	182	1,151
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		12.90s	498	63	1,743

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		7.00s	708	93	2,098
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.26s	678	151	1,210

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	6.9	4.9	77.8%	2		10.69s	714	429	4,623
GLM 5.2	6.0	4.6	66.7%	2		33.71s	665	568	22,392

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		6.52s	7,481	307	601
GLM 5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		9.25s	6,861	246	503

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		153.57s	219	30	27,111
GLM 5.2	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		127.82s	138	0	18,764

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