Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance. It delivers near Pro level reasoning and tool use performance with substantially lower latency than la…
Model details →Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Z.ai: GLM 5
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling l…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Z.ai: GLM 5 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 80K | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.50 | $0.72 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $2.30 | 🏆 Z.ai: GLM 5 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than Z.ai: GLM 5?
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Z.ai: GLM 5?
Input: $0.50 vs $0.72 per 1M tokens. Output: $3.00 vs $2.30 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Z.ai: GLM 5 support?
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview supports up to 1.0M tokens. Z.ai: GLM 5 supports up to 80K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Z.ai: GLM 5 support tool calling?
Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview: yes. Z.ai: GLM 5: yes.