GLM-5.2 vs Command A
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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Zby Z.AI
2 providers:
Together $1.40/$4.40
Z.AI $1.40/$4.40
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Cby Cohere
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current flagship Open weights | Current flagship |
| Released | Jun 13, 2026 | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.40/Mtok | $2.50/Mtok |
| Output | $4.40/Mtok | $10.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $2.90/Mtok | $6.25/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.260/Mtok | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 111B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: Z.AI model card / Cohere model card | ||
| Avg benchmark score | ||
| Perf / dollar | ||
| GPQA Diamond | 68 | 50 |
| SWE-Bench | 45 | 25 |
| HumanEval | 84 | 78 |
| MATH 500 | 76 | 62 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Together — $1.40/$4.40/Mtok
Z.AI — $1.40/$4.40/Mtok
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Cohere — $2.50/$10.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | GLM-5.2 | Command A | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $2.9 | $6.25 | $3.35 (53.6%) |
| 10M tokens | $29 | $62.5 | $33.5 (53.6%) |
| 100M tokens | $290 | $625 | $335 (53.6%) |
| 1000M tokens | $2900 | $6250 | $3350 (53.6%) |
Summary
GLM-5.2 by Z.AI costs $1.40/Mtok input and $4.40/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 2 providers.
Command A by Cohere costs $2.50/Mtok input and $10.00/Mtok output, with a 256K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, GLM-5.2 is 53.6% cheaper than Command A. It also has a larger context window.
On benchmarks, Command A scores higher ( vs ) on average. In terms of value, Command A has better performance per dollar ( vs ).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.