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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

GLM-4.7 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite comes out ahead, 69 to 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.7

    Released Dec 22, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI143.7
    • Price$0.60 / $2.20
    • Context205K
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  2. Our pick

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    Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

    Released Jul 21, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI145.0
    • Price$0.30 / $2.50
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is our pick

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against GLM-4.7 (55). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 3.5 Flash LiteCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 145.0 · GLM-4.7 143.7
  • Lowest priceGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGemini 3.5 Flash Lite $0.85 · GLM-4.7 $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGemini 3.5 Flash Lite 1,048,576 · GLM-4.7 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGLM-4.7: Text · Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingGLM-4.7Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGLM-4.7Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%6970
Price25%4851
Inputs & features15%35100
Context window10%3261
Overall100%55/10069/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

GLM-4.7 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite specifications side by side
SpecificationGLM-4.7Z.ai (Zhipu)Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)143.7145.0 (best)
ECI rank#94 of 165#89 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions83.3%83.3%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—26.0%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics83.3% (best)71.1%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions32.2%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60$0.30 (best)
Output$2.20 (best)$2.50
Cached input$0.11$0.03 (best)
Blended (3:1)$1.00$0.85 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Z.AI APIOfficial Google API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYesminimal · low · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDglm-4.7gemini-3.5-flash-lite
API providers31 (best)29
ReleasedDec 22, 2025Jul 21, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Mar 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • GLM-4.7$10.40
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GLM-4.7 or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against GLM-4.7 (55). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.7 or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Google API price). GLM-4.7 costs $0.60 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.85 per million tokens for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite versus $1.00 for GLM-4.7 (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 145.0 (#89 of 165) and GLM-4.7 143.7 (#94 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (142.6–146.3 vs 141.4–145.8), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — GLM-4.7 83.3%, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 83.3%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GLM-4.7 83.3%, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 71.1%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-4.7 and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 204,800 for GLM-4.7. Maximum output per response: GLM-4.7 up to 131,072, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GLM-4.7 accepts text; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

GLM-4.7 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the newest, released Jul 21, 2026. GLM-4.7 came out Dec 22, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.7 Apr 2025, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Mar 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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