# GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.2-Codex

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.2-Codex across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/glm-5-reasoning-vs-gpt-5-2-codex
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.2-Codex share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.2-Codex has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | GPT-5.2-Codex |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Z.AI | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 400K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 55.3 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.00 / $3.20 | $1.75 / $14.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #64/128)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | GPT-5.2-Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 51.79% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 26.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 43.7 (Supported · #56/150)

| Benchmark | GLM-5 (Reasoning) | GPT-5.2-Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 23.36% | 37.91% | GPT-5.2-Codex |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 72.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 82.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 76.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 56.4 (Estimated · #54/184)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GLM-5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2-Codex public-lane score: 93.8 (#4/148)

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GLM-5 (Reasoning) and GPT-5.2-Codex?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
- [GPT-5.2-Codex vs GLM-5.3](/compare/glm-5-3-vs-gpt-5-2-codex)
- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-glm-5-reasoning)
- [GPT-5.2-Codex vs GLM-5.2](/compare/glm-5-2-vs-gpt-5-2-codex)

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- [GLM-5 (Reasoning) profile](/models/glm-5-reasoning)
- [GPT-5.2-Codex profile](/models/gpt-5-2-codex)
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