GLM-5.2 (Max) vs Grok 4.3 (High)

Which is better for the money: GLM-5.2 (Max) by Z AI or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.

Trade-off

Z AIGLM-5.2 (Max)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 33.70
Total cost: $2097

SpaceXAIGrok 4.3 (High)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 24.90
Total cost: $363

Verdict

Depends on your budget

GLM-5.2 (Max) scores 8.8 points higher (33.7 vs 24.9) but costs 5.8× as much to run the benchmark ($2097 vs $363; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GLM-5.2 (Max) when you need intelligence above 24.9, and Grok 4.3 (High) when 24.9 is enough.

Metric	GLM-5.2 (Max)	Grok 4.3 (High)	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	33.7	24.9	−26.1% Grok 4.3 (High) is 26.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$2,097.29	$363.24	−82.7% Grok 4.3 (High) is 82.7% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	30.10s	24.88s	−17.3% Grok 4.3 (High) is 17.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$1.40 / $4.40	$1.25 / $2.50
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Grok 4.3 (High) vs GLM-5.2 (Max): 26.1% less intelligence, 82.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.3% faster end-to-end.

Open this matchup in the interactive picker GLM-5.2 (Max): what beats it Grok 4.3 (High): what beats it

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.
Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.

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