# GLM-5.2 vs Granite 4.2 8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and Granite 4.2 8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-granite-4-2-8b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GLM-5.2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GLM-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate 60.5 to 33.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 57.5 for GLM-5.2 and 15.7 for Granite 4.2 8B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 81.0% and 20.6%.
- Granite 4.2 8B 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 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 128K |
| Overall Score | 60.5 | 33.4 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.5 (Supported · #35/127)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.7 (Estimated · #113/127)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 20.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 53.6 (Supported · #33/150)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | 19.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 20.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| ProgramBench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 55.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 58.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 69.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 47.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 36.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.9 (Supported · #53/184)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | 64.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 74.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.9 (#26/146)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 78.4 (#3/12)
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Granite 4.2 8B | 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) | 59.206% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 29.268% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 86.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or Granite 4.2 8B?

GLM-5.2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.2 and Granite 4.2 8B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 57.5 for GLM-5.2 and 15.7 for Granite 4.2 8B.

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

GLM-5.2 currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Granite 4.2 8B cover on BenchLM?

Granite 4.2 8B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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