Gemini 3 Flash vs GLM-4.5 Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and GLM-4.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified), while GLM-4.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GLM-4.5 costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than GLM-4.5 ($0.40/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 1.9x more expensive than GLM-4.5 ($1.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than GLM-4.5.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 3 Flash

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$3.00

Best providerGoogle

GLM-4.5

Input tokens$0.40

Output tokens$1.60

Best providerDeepinfra

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to GLM-4.5's 131,072 tokens. GLM-4.5 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Gemini 3 Flash

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

GLM-4.5

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5 does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GLM-4.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while GLM-4.5 uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

GLM-4.5

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while GLM-4.5 was released on 2025-07-28.

Gemini 3 Flash is 5 months newer than GLM-4.5.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

2 months ago

4mo newer

GLM-4.5

Jul 28, 2025

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while GLM-4.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without GLM-4.5's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

GLM-4.5

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. GLM-4.5 is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks, Novita. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.