Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Grok 4 Fast

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.9 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 25 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

50.9

Rank #38 Confirmed

Grok 4 Fast xAI

39.0

Rank #164 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 25 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 4 Fast in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.2 leads 57.1 to 31.5.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-1: 77% for GLM-5.2 and 48.5% for Grok 4 Fast.
  • GLM-5.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Grok 4 Fast specifications
GLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)xAI
Noometry Index50.939.0
Released2026-06-132025-09-19
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked5030

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Category by category

Coding GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 50.9 (#37), Grok 4 Fast: 32.3 (#264)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena WebDev16041160
WeirdML70.1%42.9%
LMArena Coding14841429
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
SciCode50.5%—
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 31.6 (#63), Grok 4 Fast: 29.3 (#80)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
τ²-bench Banking37.1%15.7%
Cybench—30%
PostTrainBench31.7%—
GBAEval0%—
LMArena Search—1171
Vending-Bench 28,314—

Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 42.1 (#46), Grok 4 Fast: 22.5 (#179)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
ARC-AGI-222.8%5.3%
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%66.1%
ARC-AGI-177%48.5%
LMArena Hard Prompts14801413
DTBench93.6%82.7%
Epoch Capabilities Index151.76144.21
SimpleBench58.8%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
CritPt20.9%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
ForecastBench—60.5

Math GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.4 (#35), Grok 4 Fast: 36.1 (#126)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Math14821419
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—

Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#36), Grok 4 Fast: 31.5 (#211)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Expert14841411
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate—19.7%

Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 56.0 (#25), Grok 4 Fast: 51.5 (#106)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Non-English14591397
LMArena Chinese15181458
LMArena French14761433
LMArena German14701383
LMArena Japanese14511358
LMArena Korean14451359
LMArena Russian14671387
LMArena Spanish14771414

Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 77.1 (#32), Grok 4 Fast: 73.4 (#116)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Instruction Following14651388

Long Context Grok 4 Fast leads

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Grok 4 Fast: 63.2 (#3)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Longer Query14791415
Fiction.LiveBench—94.4%

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.7 (#20), Grok 4 Fast: 60.2 (#96)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Grok 4 Fast
LMArena Text14701407
LMArena Creative Writing14651388
LMArena Multi-Turn14681414
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Grok 4 Fast?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.9 to 39.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GLM-5.2 or Grok 4 Fast better for coding?

GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.9 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Grok 4 Fast share?

25 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 50 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4 Fast has 30.

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