Inkling vs GLM 5.2

At a Glance

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InklingThinking Machines Lab
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5#34 of 4645.4 score · 3/3 sources · complete#23 of 4661.9 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 41.3–74.6
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#18 of 44$0.090 per LiveBench case#12 of 44$0.056 per LiveBench case
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5#28 of 3848.1 score · 3/3 sources · complete#7 of 3861.3 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 51.0–67.6
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.95Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026$0.75Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$4.05Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026$2.40Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens1,049K1,049K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkInklingGLM-5.2
LMArena Agent Arenaagent-2026-09-15-d25aabda0010 · outcome_score · leader-10.0286% of row best · score · Inkling; 95% CI [-10.93664189, -9.10513108]; sessions 42313; observations 1624204; rank 424.37100% of row best · score · GLM 5.2 (Max); 95% CI [3.67608698, 5.05982987]; sessions 76766; observations 4943866; rank 14
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,439.6898% of row best · rating · inkling; 95% CI [1434.76600975, 1444.58550789]; votes 25922; rank 671,466.93100% of row best · rating · glm-5.2-max; 95% CI [1462.35303996, 1471.51268346]; votes 36798; rank 29
LiveBench2026-06-25 · overall · leader76.4799% of row best · percent · inkling-xhigh · 22,213 output tokens / case76.96100% of row best · percent · glm-5.2 · 23,463 output tokens / case
ToneBench2026-09-11-10-task-4ef099199c9c · overall_score · unverified79.4197% of row best · points · Inkling · 5,785 output tokens / case82.14100% of row best · points · GLM-5.2 · 5,633 output tokens / case
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above0 benchmark wins3 benchmark winsOverall lead

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldInklingGLM-5.2
DeveloperThinking Machines LabZ.ai
FamilyInklingGlm 5 2
ModelInklingGLM-5.2
VersionInklingGLM-5.2
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2026-07-15Unknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, AudioText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window1,049K1,049K
Total parameters975B753.3B
Active parameters41BUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0mit
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessDeepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)
Capabilitiesagents, chat, coding, generation, reasoning, tools, visionchat, generation, reasoning, tools

Inkling Capabilities

agentschatcodinggenerationreasoningtoolsvision
Serving providers4
Canonical IDthinkingmachines/Inkling

GLM 5.2 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers5
Canonical IDzai-org/GLM-5.2

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Inkling vs GLM 5.2 FAQs

Is Inkling or GLM 5.2 better for coding?+

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

Which is cheaper, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

Inkling is $0.95 and GLM 5.2 is $0.75 per million tokens, so GLM 5.2 is cheaper on this metric. Inkling is $4.05 and GLM 5.2 is $2.40 per million tokens, so GLM 5.2 is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Inkling is 1,049K and GLM 5.2 is 1,049K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

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.

Can Inkling or GLM 5.2 be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Inkling is open weight; GLM 5.2 is open weight.

Can Inkling and GLM 5.2 understand images?+

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

Which can generate longer answers, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

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

Do Inkling and GLM 5.2 support reasoning and tool use?+

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

Which is available from more inference providers, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

Inkling has 4 sourced provider routes; GLM 5.2 has 5, so GLM 5.2 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Inkling or GLM 5.2?+

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.

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