# GLM-5.2 vs LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-2-vs-longcat-flash-lite-sparse
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse 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 68.12 to 0.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2026 in Mathematics, with scores of 92.5% and 40.5%.
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse 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-Flash-Lite-Sparse |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | Meituan |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 68.12 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 25 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 58.5 (Supported · #28/152)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81% | 33.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| MCP Atlas | 76.8% | 45.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| 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 |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 21.7% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 48.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 61 (Supported · #19/151)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.1% | 40.6% | GLM-5.2 |
| NL2Repo | 48.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 81.0% | 33.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 59.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 74.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 20.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 60.7 (Supported · #35/183)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 91.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 91.2% | 69.5% | GLM-5.2 |
| HLE | 54.7% | 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 | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |
| CMMLU | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GLM-5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (#22/123)
- LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

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

| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 99.2% | 65.7% | GLM-5.2 |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | 94.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.5% | 40.5% | GLM-5.2 |
| MMAnswerBench | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 49.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GLM-5.2 or LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse?

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 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse cover on BenchLM?

LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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