Models

Gemma 4 26B A4B It vs GLM 5.2

Compare Gemma 4 26B A4B It 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.

GoogleGemma 4 26B A4B ItZ.AIGLM 5.2
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Gemma 4 26B A4B It
Google · → text

A Mixture-of-Experts model that activates only 4B parameters per inference,delivering high-performance reasoning with a fraction of the memory cost - idealfor cost-efficient, high-throughput server deployments.

Input$0.14 /M
Output$0.4 /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.

Gemma 4 26B A4B It
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.14
$1.1268$0.721236%
Output /M
$0.4
$3.9438$2.52436%
Cache read /M
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$0.2817$0.180336%
Context length
262,100
1,000,000
Max output
131,100
128,000
Time to First Token
0.4 s
0.7 s
Throughput
19.7 tok/s
35.9 tok/s
Modalities
text
Supported Parameters
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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Cost calculator

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

Gemma 4 26B A4B It
$14.40 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127$81.13 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemma 4 26B A4B It, GLM 5.2?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It: $0.4/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $2.524/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It: 0.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It accepts 262,100 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,100 tokens on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GLM 5.2 at 35.9 tok/s and Gemma 4 26B A4B It at 19.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

Can I call Gemma 4 26B A4B It 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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