Grok 4.6 vs GLM 5.2

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Grok 4.6 and GLM 5.2, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Grok 4.6 is $2.00 and GLM 5.2 is $0.75 per million tokens, so GLM 5.2 is cheaper on this metric. Grok 4.6 is $6.00 and GLM 5.2 is $2.40 per million tokens, so GLM 5.2 is cheaper on this metric.

GLM 5.2 has the larger sourced context window. Grok 4.6 supports 500K and GLM 5.2 supports 1,049K.

GLM 5.2 leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 3 protocol-matched benchmarks from 2 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.

GLM 5.2 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Grok 4.6 is not marked open weight; GLM 5.2 is open weight.

Grok 4.6 is documented with image input; GLM 5.2 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Grok 4.6 is — and GLM 5.2 is —.

Grok 4.6: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GLM 5.2: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Grok 4.6 has 1 sourced provider route; GLM 5.2 has 5, so GLM 5.2 has broader tracked availability.

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.