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Real data comparison

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)

On quality, Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) leads (56 vs 52.6). On price, Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($0.75 vs $1.83 per 1M). In real production usage, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) is used more (rank #6 vs #12 of 312). Across 7 real task categories where both models have classified traffic, Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) handles more of the traffic in 4 of them.

  • Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)
  • Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)
Quality (Intelligence Index)56 / 52.6
Price ($/1M blended)$0.75 / $1.83
Average usage share2.42% / 5.13%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Coding index76.1 / 68.8
Agentic index45.1 / 45.7
Context window1,048,576 / 1,048,576
Quality per dollar74.7 pts/$ / 28.8 pts/$

Head-to-head by real task

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) leads 4 of 7 shared task categories by real classified traffic share; Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) leads 3. Not a benchmark score - this is what developers actually route to each model for, per OpenRouter's task classification.

TaskGoogle: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)
Shell Execution13.9%2.9%
Frontend & UI2.2%5.4%
Code Generation2.3%3.9%
Debugging5.4%3.8%
Workflow Execution4.7%3.4%
Multi-step Planning2.8%2.6%
File I/O2.3%2.5%

Usage share over time

8.49%6.37%4.25%2.12%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Jul 31Aug 27
  • Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)
  • Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)

Frequently asked questions

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free): which is better quality?

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (56 vs 52.6).

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free): which is cheaper?

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $0.75/1M vs $1.83/1M.

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free): which is used more?

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #6 vs #12 of 312).

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free): which wins more real-world task categories?

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) handles more traffic in 4 of 7 shared task categories where both models have classified OpenRouter usage.

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 28, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.