GLM-5.2 becomes top open weights AI model on Intelligence Index with score of 51
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Summary
Z AI's GLM-5.2 is a new open weights AI model that has become the leading model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 51. It has the same architecture as GLM-5.1 (744B total / 40B active parameters) but scores 11 points higher, outperforming competitors like MiniMax-M3 (44) and DeepSeek V4 Pro (44). The model is priced at $1.4/$4.4/$0.26 per 1M input/output/cache hit tokens on the first-party API, maintaining similar pricing to its predecessor.
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GLM-5.2 is the same size as GLM-5.1 (744B total / 40B active parameters) but scores 11 points higher on the Intelligence Index v4.1
It sits on the Pareto frontier of Intelligence vs Cost per Task
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