Gemini 3.8 Flash vs GLM-5.2: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemini 3.8 Flash and GLM-5.2 releases: 3 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.
- For intelligence, Gemini 3.8 Flash scores highest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 41, against GLM-5.2 (max) at 34 for GLM-5.2.
- For output speed, Gemini 3.8 Flash is fastest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 336 t/s, against GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) at 148 t/s for GLM-5.2.
- For cost per task, Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheapest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) at $0.93, against GLM-5.2 (max) at $0.96 for GLM-5.2.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) |  Google | 41 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 53 | $1.24 | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | $1,623 | 71k | 43k | 172M | 336 | 13.12s | 13.12s | 14.61s | 209.25s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) | Google | 40 | 45 | 49 | 51 | - | 41 | 51 | $0.93 | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | $1,100 | 53k | 27k | 95M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GLM-5.2 (max) |  Z AI | 34 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 46 | $0.96 | $0.9 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $1,559 | 64k | 51k | 178M | 72 | 8.15s | 35.80s | 42.71s | 839.88s | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +16 | |||
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (low) | Google | 34 | 40 | 39 | 45 | - | 35 | 46 | - | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) | Z AI | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.9 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | - | - | - | - | 148 | 1.76s | 1.76s | 5.14s | - | 753B 40B active at inference time | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text |   +4 | |||