xAI: Grok 4.5 vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

Grok 4.5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 8.0. GLM 5.2 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.929 vs $1.928. Grok 4.5 (medium) is faster at 61.71s vs 62.65s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 71.2%.

Recommended modelGLM 5.2 (high)Its score stays close to the best score here (8.0 vs 8.3), while costing about 2.1x less than Grok 4.5 (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-17

Metric	Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08	GLM 5.2 GLM 5.2 high Release: 2026-06-17

Metric	Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08	GLM 5.2 GLM 5.2 high Release: 2026-06-17
Score	8.3	8.0
Rank	#22	#30
Reliability	10.0	10.0
Consistency	8.9	8.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	78.8%	71.2%
Flaky tests	3	3
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	12.049	5.873
Total Cost	$1.928	$0.929
Input Price	$2.000 / 1M	$0.919 / 1M
Output Price	$6.000 / 1M	$2.887 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	122,146	83,813
Output Tokens	5,514	69,688
Reasoning Tokens	275,053	225,659
Response Time (avg)	61.71s	62.65s
Response Time (max)	436.38s	599.43s
Response Time (total)	1357.56s	1378.34s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#22 xAI: Grok 4.5

medium

Cost: $0.044
Time: 59.4s
Tokens: 7,512 tok

#30 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
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		23.50s	2,991	147	4,018
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
Grok 4.5	7.6	7.2	77.8%	1		155.69s	9,579	390	104,634
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
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		29.01s	83,730	4,154	16,180
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
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		6.29s	8,937	225	3,657
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
Grok 4.5	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		198.89s	2,212	11	121,922
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
Grok 4.5	6.5	3.4	66.7%	1		12.84s	1,077	71	2,384
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
Grok 4.5	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		6.06s	1,857	57	2,728
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
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.75s	2,430	254	3,641
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
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		6.57s	8,544	192	968
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
Grok 4.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		74.44s	789	13	14,921
GLM 5.2	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		127.82s	138	0	18,764

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