Thinking Machines: Inkling vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

GLM 5.2 (high) leads on average score with 8.0 vs 8.0. GLM 5.2 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.296 vs $0.391. Inkling (medium) is faster at 16.21s vs 62.65s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 71.2%.

Recommended modelInkling (medium)Its score stays close to the best score here (8.0 vs 8.0), while responding about 3.9x faster than GLM 5.2 (high).

Last updated at: 2026-07-18

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

Metric	Inkling Inkling medium Release: 2026-07-18	GLM 5.2 GLM 5.2 high Release: 2026-06-17
Score	8.0	8.0
Rank	#32	#31
Reliability	9.8	10.0
Consistency	8.2	8.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	78.8%	71.2%
Flaky tests	5	3
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.604	5.873
Total Cost	$0.391	$0.296
Input Price	$1.000 / 1M	$0.293 / 1M
Output Price	$4.050 / 1M	$0.920 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	124,053	83,813
Output Tokens	12,189	69,688
Reasoning Tokens	53,597	225,659
Response Time (avg)	16.21s	62.65s
Response Time (max)	85.12s	599.43s
Response Time (total)	356.54s	1378.34s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#32 Thinking Machines: Inkling

medium

Cost: $0.004
Time: 11.2s
Tokens: 852 tok

#31 GLM 5.2

high

Invalid SVG

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

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Category:

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Inkling	8.7	7.9	91.7%	1		6.49s	645	333	3,091
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	8.4	7.8	77.8%	1		25.20s	7,374	525	14,457
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		41.15s	98,542	10,088	4,626
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		3.60s	7,068	216	813
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	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		35.60s	795	68	20,323
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		4.65s	501	170	699
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		6.17s	708	93	1,886
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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.18s	714	370	2,310
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		4.48s	7,487	296	298
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	2.8	1.6	33.3%	1		21.69s	219	30	5,094
GLM 5.2	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		127.82s	138	0	18,764

Quick Compare

Switch Comparison Pair

Kimi K3maxvsInklingmedium GPT-5.6 TerrahighvsInklingmedium GPT-5.2 ChatnonevsGLM 5.2high Step 3.7 FlashmediumvsGLM 5.2high GPT-5 MinimediumvsGLM 5.2high Kimi K3maxvsGLM 5.2high GPT-5.2 ChatnonevsInklingmedium Muse Spark 1.1highvsInklingmedium Seed-2.0-LitemediumvsGLM 5.2high Qwen3.7 PlusmediumvsGLM 5.2high Qwen3.6 PlusmediumvsGLM 5.2high GPT-5.6 TerramediumvsGLM 5.2high