# Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs GLM-5.2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and GLM-5.2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-glm-5-2
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GLM-5.2 leads overall 68.22 to 60.5.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 43.6 for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and 60.9 for GLM-5.2.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 54% and 81%.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Z.AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 60.5 | 68.22 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $1.40 / $4.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 43.4 (Estimated · #104/151)
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.2 (Supported · #25/151)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 54% | 81% | GLM-5.2 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 74% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.2% | 67.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 76.8% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 20.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #121/183)
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.9 (Supported · #20/183)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 54.0% | 81.0% | GLM-5.2 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 54.2% | 62.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 79.0% | 69.5% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 75.0% | 82.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 48.9% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 63.7% | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | Coming soon | 55.0% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 76.1 (#16/48)
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 60.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 76.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 72.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 20.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 53 (Supported · #71/181)
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.9 (Supported · #39/181)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 83.8% | 85.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 85.8% | 86.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 91.2% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 91.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 54.7% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.6 (#22/120)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 80.7 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GLM-5.2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 99.2% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.4% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 92.5% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or GLM-5.2?

GLM-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and GLM-5.2?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 43.6 for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and 60.9 for GLM-5.2.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does GLM-5.2 cover on BenchLM?

GLM-5.2 currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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