GLM-5.2 (Max) vs GPT-6 Astra (Low)

Which is better for the money: GLM-5.2 (Max) by Z AI or GPT-6 Astra (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.

Clear winner

Z AIGLM-5.2 (Max)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 33.70
Total cost: $2097

OpenAIGPT-6 Astra (Low)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 45.80
Total cost: $1537

Verdict

Pick GPT-6 Astra (Low)

GPT-6 Astra (Low) vs GLM-5.2 (Max): 35.9% more intelligence, 26.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 57.3% faster end-to-end.

Metric	GLM-5.2 (Max)	GPT-6 Astra (Low)	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	33.7	45.8	+35.9% GPT-6 Astra (Low) is 35.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$2,097.29	$1,536.78	−26.7% GPT-6 Astra (Low) is 26.7% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	28.14s	12.01s	−57.3% GPT-6 Astra (Low) is 57.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$1.40 / $4.40	$10.0 / $50.0
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Today's Pareto frontier

Against the frontier

GLM-5.2 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
GPT-6 Astra (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.

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