GLM-5.2 > Opus 4.8

Stronger reasoning. Better code. 100× cheaper.

OpenAI-compatible API. Drop-in replacement. Free trial.

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GLM-5.2 vs Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-4o

	GLM-5.2	Opus 4.8	GPT-4o
Reasoning	Best-in-class	Strong	Good
Code generation	Top-tier	Excellent	Strong
Context window	128K	200K	128K
Price / 1M tokens	$0.008	$15.00	$2.50
Cheaper by	BASELINE	1,875×	312×
OpenAI-compatible	YES	via proxy	YES

GLM-5.2 uses reasoning (chain-of-thought) — it thinks before answering. This produces better code, fewer errors, and deeper analysis than non-reasoning models.

Quick Start — 2 lines

# 1. Get free key in Telegram: @glm_api_bot # 2. Use it anywhere: curl http://154.86.119.184:8765/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \ -d '{"model":"glm-5.2","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Write a Python sort function"}],"max_tokens":500}'

Works with OpenAI SDK, LangChain, Open WebUI, LibreChat — anything OpenAI-compatible.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Model	Price	Context	Best for
glm-5.2	$0.008	128K	Reasoning, code, hard problems
glm-5.1	$0.006	128K	Stable all-rounder
glm-5	$0.006	128K	General tasks
glm-5-turbo	$0.002	128K	High-volume, speed
glm-4-plus	$0.005	128K	Proven GLM-4

All models include reasoning (chain-of-thought). Minimum max_tokens: 200.

10% of official Z.ai pricing. No hidden fees. Pay per token.

Works Everywhere

# Python (OpenAI SDK) from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI(base_url="http://154.86.119.184:8765/v1", api_key="YOUR_KEY") response = client.chat.completions.create( model="glm-5.2", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing"}], max_tokens=500 )

Plugins: Open WebUI, LibreChat, SillyTavern, LangChain, n8n, Flowise — just set base_url to http://154.86.119.184:8765/v1

Free trial No credit card OpenAI SDK 128K context 10% official price

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