# GLM-5.2 release · 2026-06-16 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: Z AI · 2 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.2 (Max) | Text | 33.70 | $2097 | 29.8s | no | `glm-5-2` |
| GLM-5.2 (Non-reasoning) | Text | 22.40 | - | 3.90s | no | `glm-5-2-non-reasoning` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 0 of 2

## Launch day (2026-06-16)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 2
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 1 of 2
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 46 releases this past year did
- GLM-5.2 (Max) missed: 0.1 points below GPT-5.5 (Medium) at 1.00× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T09:25:16Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.