# GLM-5.2 vs Inkling

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-inkling
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 16
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Inkling 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 60.35 to 52.37.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 58 for GLM-5.2 and 37.5 for Inkling.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) in Mathematics, with scores of 59.206% and 33.333%.
- GLM-5.2 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.2 | Inkling |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 60.35 | 52.37 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 29 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $1.87 / $4.68 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 58 (Supported · #33/124)
- Inkling public-lane score: 37.5 (Supported · #71/124)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 63.8% | GLM-5.2 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | 74.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| Toolathlon | 48.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | 47.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE w/ tools | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 77.1% | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | Coming soon | 37.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 53.8 (Supported · #32/148)
- Inkling public-lane score: 34 (Supported · #80/148)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | 54.3% | GLM-5.2 |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 63.8% | 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% | 85.5% | Inkling |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | 77.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 31.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 77.6% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 4.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Inkling public-lane score: 79 (#14/29)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Inkling public-lane score: 67.5 (#35/54)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 78.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GLM-5.2
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 57.8 (Supported · #52/181)
- Inkling public-lane score: 54.5 (Supported · #62/181)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | 87.9% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | 87.9% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE | 40.5% | 46% | Inkling |
| HLE w/o tools | 40.5% | 30% | GLM-5.2 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 85.6% | 87.1% | Inkling |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | 86.3% | GLM-5.2 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.9 (#26/128)
- Inkling public-lane score: 87.6 (#35/128)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Directional only
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 78.4 (#3/12)
- Inkling public-lane score: 58.3 (#11/12)

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Inkling | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 99.2% | 97.1% | GLM-5.2 |
| 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% | 33.333% | GLM-5.2 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 29.268% | 4.878% | GLM-5.2 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or Inkling?

GLM-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GLM-5.2 and Inkling?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 58 for GLM-5.2 and 37.5 for Inkling.

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

GLM-5.2 currently has 29 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Inkling cover on BenchLM?

Inkling currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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