GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 6 benchmarks · Z AI, Google

Most Affordable
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GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
$0.57/1M
Highest Intelligence
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
90.8% GPQA
Best for Coding
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
62.3 Coding Index
Price Difference
3.5x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

6 tests
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GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

1
  • MATH 500
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
Z AI logo GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
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Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Google
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.57/1M $2.00/1M
Output Cost $2.19/1M $12.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$0.98/1M $4.50/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
Z AI Google
Release Date Launch date
Jul 28, 2025 Nov 18, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
50.8 tok/s 138.9 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
788ms 26684ms
Latency Time to first answer token
40177ms 26684ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
51.3 72.8
Coding Index Programming ability
43.3 62.3
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
73.7 95.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
78.2% 90.8%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
83.5% 89.8%
HLE Hard language evaluation
12.2% 37.2%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
73.8% 91.7%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
97.9%
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
73.7% 95.7%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
87.3%
SciCode Scientific code generation
34.8% 56.1%
LCR Code review capability
48.3% 70.7%
IFBench Instruction-following
44.1% 70.4%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
43.0% 87.1%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
21.3% 39.0%

Key Takeaways

GLM-4.5 (Reasoning) offers the best value at $0.57/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 90.8% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) achieves a 62.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

Z AI logo GLM-4.5 (Reasoning)
$0.00
per month
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$0.00
per month

Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.

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