Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GLM-5.2
How Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Z.AI (GLM)'s GLM-5.2 differ on paper, from the specs each provider publishes.
Compare them on your promptBoth answer side by side, free with your own API keys.
Key differences
- Both models accept 1M tokens of context.
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the newer release (September 2026); GLM-5.2 came out in July 2026.
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 lists image input support that GLM-5.2 does not.
Side by side
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | GLM-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Z.AI (GLM) |
| Released | September 2026 | July 2026 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Reasoning model | Yes | Yes |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2 / $10 | See provider |
| Capabilities | Image input, Reasoning, Coding, Tool calling, Structured output, Extended thinking, Streaming | Reasoning, Coding, Tool calling, Structured output, Extended thinking, Streaming |
Specs as published by each provider. Benchmarks and output quality aren't covered here; the best test is your own prompts.
Specs only go so far. Ask both.
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