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9 undominated of 134 · Aug 28, 2026

As of Aug 28, 2026, Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher and costs less than GLM 5.2 for Balanced on LMArena, but it is not a drop-in. You would give up: max output.

134 rated, priced standard models. Chartreuse is the frontier. Cobalt is the model you named, when it is not on the staircase.

Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher and costs less, but you would give up: max output.

GLM 5.2

LMArena Elo

1465.4

Effective $/M · Balanced

$1.83/M

Gemini 3.7 Flash

LMArena Elo

1490.2

Effective $/M · Balanced

$0.750/M

Higher score, lower price, named losses

Not a drop-in. The loss is why these are not a recommendation.

Model	LMArena	Effective $/M	You give up
Gemini 3.7 Flash	1490.2	$0.750/M	max output
Gemini 3.6 Flash	1476.5	$1.50/M	max output

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