# Gemini 3.6 Flash vs GLM 5.2

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in 5 of 7 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Factuality, and Abstraction (ARC).

Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.2: $1.7799999999999998 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: closed weights.

GLM 5.2: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in General LLM at #19 against #26.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Reasoning at #24 against #30.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Science at #9 against #23.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads Gemini 3.6 Flash in Coding › Web dev at #23 against #39.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads Gemini 3.6 Flash in Long context at #25 against #26.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Factuality at #20 against #31.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Abstraction (ARC) at #13 against #29.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash is ranked #9 in Science (since Oct 14, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, GLM 5.2 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Jun 18, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; methodology v1.0).