The closest alternative to GLM 5.2 is GLM 5.1 — comparable intelligence (— vs —); for a cheaper option, Qwen3.7 Max runs $1.25/M vs $1.40/M; for more speed, Morph V3 Large hits 2.8k t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
GLM 5.1 is the closest alternative to GLM 5.2, with an Intelligence Index of — (GLM 5.2 scores —) at $0.980 per million input tokens.
Yes — Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.25 per million input tokens versus $1.40 for GLM 5.2, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to GLM 5.2 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 44.4 on intelligence.