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Inkling vs GLM 5.2

At a glance

Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight multimodal model with 41B active parameters out of 975B total.

524K ctx$1.00/$4.05 per M

Z.ai's frontier reasoning model for long-context agents and software engineering.

831.0M ctx$0.78/$2.44 per M#16/92
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Reasoning
Sources:Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-15
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science87.2%Expert-Level29.7%Factual Recall15%43.9%
Math
Competition Math12%97.1%
Coding
Real-World Coding77.6%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks63.8%
Reasoning
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper32%
Capability
CapabilityECI83.4
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science5%91.9%Expert-Level—Factual Recall38.1%
Math
Competition Math86.4%
Coding
Real-World Coding1%78.7%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—
Specs
524K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
131K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.00/M tokens
Output$4.05/M tokens
Cache read$0.17/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input22%$0.78/M tokens
Output40%$2.44/M tokens
Cache read15%$0.14/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Inkling vs GLM 5.2▼

Which is better, Inkling or GLM 5.2?

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Both Inkling and GLM 5.2 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Inkling or GLM 5.2?

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GLM 5.2 has a lower blended cost. Inkling: $1.00 input / $4.05 output. GLM 5.2: $0.78 input / $2.44 output.

Which has a larger context window, Inkling or GLM 5.2?

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GLM 5.2 has a larger context window: Inkling supports 524K tokens vs GLM 5.2 at 1M tokens.

Do both Inkling and GLM 5.2 support vision?

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Inkling supports vision/image input, but GLM 5.2 does not.

Which has better coding performance, Inkling or GLM 5.2?

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GLM 5.2 scores higher on SWE-bench Verified: Inkling resolves 78% vs GLM 5.2 at 79%.

What are the key differences between Inkling and GLM 5.2?

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Key differences: only Inkling supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Inkling and GLM 5.2 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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