# GLM-5.2 vs LongCat-2.5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5.2 and LongCat-2.5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-longcat-2-5
- Last updated: November 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LongCat-2.5 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 60.09 to 0.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is ProgramBench in Coding, with scores of 63.7% and 25.5%.
- LongCat-2.5 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Meituan |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Hybrid |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 60.09 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 55.6 (Supported · #43/132)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 88.4% | LongCat-2.5 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | 83.1% | LongCat-2.5 |
| 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% | 63.1% | LongCat-2.5 |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.50% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 38.5% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 65.4% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 63.3% | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | Coming soon | 34.9% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 78.3% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 54 (Supported · #36/158)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | 60.5% | LongCat-2.5 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.0% | 88.4% | LongCat-2.5 |
| ProgramBench | 63.7% | 25.5% | GLM-5.2 |
| 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 |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 64.6% | Coming soon |
| PaperBench | Coming soon | 82.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 58.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 42.9 (Supported · #74/157)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 78.6% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 96.5% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME | Coming soon | 85.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 56.4 (Supported · #58/179)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| FrontierScience | Coming soon | 77% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.9 (#29/157)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 75.2 (#3/12)
- LongCat-2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-2.5 | 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 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or LongCat-2.5?

GLM-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### 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 LongCat-2.5 cover on BenchLM?

LongCat-2.5 currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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