Model comparison

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.2

Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) and GLM-5.2 (Z Ai) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

Which should you pick?

  • Price: GLM-5.2 is cheaper ($1.18 / 1M tokens input / $4.12 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1 / 1M tokens input / $5 / 1M tokens output).
  • Context: GLM-5.2 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
  • Claude Haiku 4.5 adds: Vision.

Side by side

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.2 — full comparison

Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.

ModelProviderInputOutputContextCapabilitiesBest forLatencyStatusSource
Claude Haiku 4.5anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5Anthropic$1 / 1M tokens$5 / 1M tokens200k
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat1166-3573msCatalogPlatform curated
GLM-5.2z-ai/glm-5.2Z Ai$1.18 / 1M tokens$4.12 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeLong context
General chat via Z Ai, API workloads1103-2070msCatalogPlatform curated

FAQ

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.2 FAQ

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5.2 cheaper?

GLM-5.2 is cheaper ($1.18 / 1M tokens input / $4.12 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1 / 1M tokens input / $5 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM-5.2?

GLM-5.2 is larger (1M tokens) vs 200k tokens.

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM-5.2 for Long context: which should I pick?

Both target Long context. Pick GLM-5.2 to optimize cost, or GLM-5.2 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.