# GLM-5.2 vs GPT-5.4 nano

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and GPT-5.4 nano across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-gpt-5-4-nano
- Last updated: September 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 11
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5.4 nano 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 68.19 to 59.64.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 80.7 for GLM-5.2 and 43.9 for GPT-5.4 nano.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 81% and 46.3%.
- GPT-5.4 nano is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GLM-5.2 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 400K |
| Overall Score | 68.19 | 59.64 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 18 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.20 / $1.25 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 58.5 (Supported · #29/153)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 34.6 (Supported · #134/153)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81% | 46.3% | GLM-5.2 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | 56.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| Toolathlon | 48.2% | 35.5% | GLM-5.2 |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | 41.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 39% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 92.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 61 (Supported · #19/152)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 37.1 (Supported · #128/152)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 69.5% | 84.0% | GPT-5.4 nano |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | 69.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 26.10% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 23.8 (#45/48)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 66.1% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 69.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 74.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 73.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.7 (Supported · #35/183)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 47.5 (Supported · #97/183)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | 82.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 54.7% | 37.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | 24.3% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | 77.5% | GLM-5.2 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | 77.2% | GLM-5.2 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (#22/123)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 93.2 (#9/123)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 80.7 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.4 nano public-lane score: 43.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | GPT-5.4 nano | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 99.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 25.860% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 6.250% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or GPT-5.4 nano?

GLM-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.2 and GPT-5.4 nano?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 80.7 for GLM-5.2 and 43.9 for GPT-5.4 nano.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.4 nano cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.4 nano currently has 18 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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