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GPT-5.6 Luna vs GLM-5.2

OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna
Z.ai
GLM-5.2
Overview
CompanyOpenAIZ.ai
Release dateJun 26 2026Jun 16 2026
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
744B
Context window
1M
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
62.1%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
82.5%Best
81%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
40.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.2%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-5.2 shipped 10 days before GPT-5.6 Luna

Which is better: GPT-5.6 Luna or GLM-5.2?

GPT-5.6 Luna leads GLM-5.2 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (Terminal-Bench 2.1). GLM-5.2 shipped 10 days before GPT-5.6 Luna, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

GPT-5.6 Luna is proprietary, while GLM-5.2 is open weight.

On Terminal-Bench 2.1, GPT-5.6 Luna leads at 82.5% vs GLM-5.2 at 81%.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-5.6 Luna was released by OpenAI on Jun 26 2026.

GLM-5.2 was released by Z.ai on Jun 16 2026.

GPT-5.6 Luna leads on Terminal-Bench 2.1 — GPT-5.6 Luna 82.5% vs GLM-5.2 81%.

GPT-5.6 Luna is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. GLM-5.2 is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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