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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.2

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google) and GLM 5.2 (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, GLM 5.2 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#11 vs #14); GLM 5.2 is 1.3× cheaper per output token ($1.45/1M vs $1.88/1M); and GLM 5.2 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemini 3.7 Flash if…

  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.375/1M against $0.462/1M.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 56.0 against 52.6.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemini 3.7 Flash was listed 13 August 2026, GLM 5.2 16 June 2026.

Choose GLM 5.2 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #11 against #14 (73.8 vs 73.1 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.45/1M output tokens against $1.88/1M, about 1.3× cheaper.
  • you want to self-host: GLM 5.2 ships open weights while Gemini 3.7 Flash is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 27 listed API providers against 2.
  • LMArena Agent is your yardstick — 6.7% against 3.6%.

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.2: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemini 3.7 Flash and GLM 5.2
FieldGemini 3.7 FlashGoogleGLM 5.2Z.ai
ModelCap Index position#14#11
Index score73.173.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.375$0.462
Output price / 1M tokens$1.88$1.45
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens66K131K
API providers listed227
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText
First listed13 August 202616 June 2026
PublisherGoogleZ.ai

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.2

Public benchmark boards where Gemini 3.7 Flash or GLM 5.2 has a published result
BoardGemini 3.7 FlashGLM 5.2Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—15061498–1514MaxOnly one result
LMArena AgentLMArena3.6%2.4%–4.8%High6.7%5.8%–7.6%MaxGLM 5.2
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—22.8%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis56.0intelligence-index52.6intelligence-indexGemini 3.7 Flash

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.2: common questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash better than GLM 5.2?

GLM 5.2 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #11 against #14. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash cheaper than GLM 5.2?

GLM 5.2 is cheaper on output tokens: $1.45/1M against $1.88/1M. Input tokens are $0.375/1M for Gemini 3.7 Flash and $0.462/1M for GLM 5.2. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.7 Flash or GLM 5.2?

Both publish a 1M-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or GLM 5.2?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemini 3.7 Flash and GLM 5.2 open-weight models?

Gemini 3.7 Flash: API only. GLM 5.2: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemini 3.7 Flash and GLM 5.2?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Gemini 3.7 Flash and 27 for GLM 5.2, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GLM 5.2 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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