Models

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image vs GLM 5.2

Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image from Google and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Lite ImageZ.AIGLM 5.2
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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
Google · text, image → text

Google's newest, most compact, and most cost-effective image generation and editing model, designed for large-scale use.

Input$0.25 /M
Output$1.5 /M
36% off
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GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.1268$0.7212 /M
Output$3.9438$2.524 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.1803 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.25
$1.1268$0.721236%
Output /M
$1.5
$3.9438$2.52436%
Cache read /M
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$0.2817$0.180336%
Context length
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1,000,000
Max output
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128,000
Time to First Token
1.0 s
0.7 s
Throughput
37.9 tok/s
35.9 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
thinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
$37.50 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127$81.13 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, GLM 5.2?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image: $1.5/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $2.524/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

GLM 5.2: 0.7s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image at 37.9 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 35.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image accepts text and image input and supports thinking; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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