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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs zai-org/GLM-5.2

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview from Google lists 1.05M context, 65.54K maximum output, $0.25 input per 1M tokens, $1.50 output per 1M tokens. zai-org/GLM-5.2 from zai-org lists 1M context, 131.07K maximum output, $1.40 input per 1M tokens, $4.40 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview from Google: Low-latency Gemini model for high-volume multimodal and agent workloads.

Context
1.05M
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.25
Output / 1M tokens
$1.50

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • Audio input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
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At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

  • Context capacity: 1.05M
  • Input price: $0.25
  • Output price: $1.50

zai-org/GLM-5.2

  • Maximum output: 131.07K

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview:1.05M

zai-org/GLM-5.2:1M

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview:65.54K

zai-org/GLM-5.2:131.07K

zai-org/GLM-5.2

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview:$0.25

zai-org/GLM-5.2:$1.40

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview:$1.50

zai-org/GLM-5.2:$4.40

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview and zai-org/GLM-5.2. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Previewzai-org/GLM-5.2
ProviderGooglezai-org
Listed pricing routeGooglezai-org
Model familygemini-flash-lite—
Accepted inputstext, image, video, audio, pdftext
Produced outputstexttext
Context window1.05MHigher1M
Max output65.54K131.07KHigher
Input price / 1M$0.25Lower$1.40
Output price / 1M$1.50Lower$4.40
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedNot documented
Audio inputDocumentedNot documented
Structured outputDocumentedNot documented
LicenseProprietaryNot documented

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview if you need larger context or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Consider zai-org/GLM-5.2 if you need larger maximum output. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

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