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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs GLM-5.2
Side-by-side API economics and benchmarks. Per-1M input and output rates, context window, and verified metrics.
Tale of the tape
Head-to-head specs pulled from each model profile.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash | GLM-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input cost / 1M | $1.50 | $1.40 |
| Output cost / 1M | $9.00 | $4.40 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| MMLU score | — | — |
Cost verdict
Enter monthly input and output volumes to see total cost savings.
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- Input: 1M × $1.50 = $1.50
- Output: 1M × $9.00 = $9.00
- Total
- $10.50
GLM-5.2
- Input: 1M × $1.40 = $1.40
- Output: 1M × $4.40 = $4.40
- Total
- $5.80
Total cost savings
$4.70
GLM-5.2 saves $4.70 per month vs the other model at this volume.
Model routing savings
Uses this page's verified rates. Gemini 3.5 Flash is the premium route (higher combined per-1M cost); GLM-5.2 handles routine traffic.
All premium
Gemini 3.5 Flash
$525.00
100% of input and output on the premium route
Routed stack
80% → GLM-5.2
20% → Gemini 3.5 Flash
$337.00
- Routine slice
- $232.00
- Premium slice
- $105.00
Monthly savings
$188.00
35.8% lower
Rates pulled from this page's model database entries (gemini-3-5-flash, glm-5-2) — same per-1M input/output figures as Tale of the tape. Production routing needs quality gates and monitoring.
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