GLM-5.2 (Max) vs Ling 3.1 Flash 1019

Which is better for the money: GLM-5.2 (Max) by Z AI or Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 by InclusionAI? 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

InclusionAILing 3.1 Flash 1019Off the frontier

Intelligence: 43.90
Total cost: $1552

Verdict

Pick Ling 3.1 Flash 1019

Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 vs GLM-5.2 (Max): 30.3% more intelligence, 26.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.

Metric	GLM-5.2 (Max)	Ling 3.1 Flash 1019	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	33.7	43.9	+30.3% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 30.3% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$2,097.29	$1,551.81	−26.0% Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is 26.0% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	29.78s	Not reported	— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$1.40 / $4.40	$0.30 / $0.90
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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.
Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.

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