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Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) vs. Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): geospatial agent comparison

Comparison between Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) and Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default) on the Geospatial Agent Index, each benchmark, cost, time and token use, from the same tasks, agent and limits. Methodology.

Side by side

Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) vs. Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)
MetricTerminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max)Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)
Geospatial Agent Index64* (partial: attempt 1 on 558 of 565 tasks)64* (partial: attempt 1 on 117 of 565 tasks)
Earth-Bench V2 score6076
GeoBenchX score5852
GS-QA2 score73No data
GeoAgentBench score (guided GIS workflow; outside the index)94No data
GeoAnalystBench score (guided GIS workflow; outside the index)95No data
Raster and remote sensing score6968
Vector and overlay score7267
Networks and routing scoreNo dataNo data
Climate and time series score66100
Spatial statistics and interpolation score5733
Mapping and cartography score8069
Recognising infeasible requests score3740
Cost per task$0.346$0.597
Time per task8.3 min10.7 min
Tokens per attempt435k627k
Turns per attempt13.716.2
Attempts decided558110
Input price per 1M tokens$1.40$1.40
Output price per 1M tokens$4.40$4.40
Context window262,1441,048,576
Image inputNoNo
DeveloperZ.aiZ.ai

Charts

Partial coverage. Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max): 238 of 245 GS-QA2 tasks; Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): 21 of 147 Earth-Bench V2 tasks; 96 of 173 GeoBenchX tasks; GS-QA2 incomplete. Grey placeholders identify these entries in the index, cost and output token charts; their height does not represent a value. Comparable bars appear when first-attempt coverage is complete. Their available results remain in the side-by-side table.

Geospatial Agent Index

Equal-weight average of the evaluation scores, 0 to 100 · Higher is better

Geospatial Agent IndexTerminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max): Partial; Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): Partial0255075100PartialGLM-5.2 (max)PartialGLM-5.3 (max, default)
Data table: Geospatial Agent Index
Geospatial Agent Index
ModelCreatorGeospatial Agent IndexRange while attempts are pendingBenchmarks coveredCoverage (attempts)

Cost per task

Average cost per task (USD) · Lower is better

Cost per taskTerminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max): Partial; Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): Partial$0$0.250$0.500$0.750$1.00PartialGLM-5.2 (max)PartialGLM-5.3 (max, default)
How to read this chart

Not shown: partial coverage. Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max), Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default).

Data table: Cost per task
Cost per task
ModelCreatorCost per taskCoverage (attempts)

Output tokens per task

Average output tokens per attempt, reasoning included · Lower is better

Output tokens per taskTerminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max): Partial; Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): Partial00011PartialGLM-5.2 (max)PartialGLM-5.3 (max, default)
How to read this chart

Not shown: partial coverage. Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max), Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default).

Data table: Output tokens per task
Output tokens per task
ModelCreatorOutput tokens per taskCoverage (attempts)

Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) or Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)?
Not comparable yet: Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) has partial coverage (238 of 245 GS-QA2 tasks) and Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default) has partial coverage (21 of 147 Earth-Bench V2 tasks; 96 of 173 GeoBenchX tasks; GS-QA2 incomplete), so it is not ranked. Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max): 558 of 859 planned attempts. Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default): 110 of 614 planned attempts. Coverage is partial; scores can change as more attempts are decided.
Which is cheaper per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) or Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)?
Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max), at $0.346 against $0.597 for Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default).
Which writes fewer output tokens per task, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) or Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)?
Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default), at 19k against 33k for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max).
Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max) or Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default)?
Claude Code – GLM-5.3 (max, default), at 1,048,576 tokens against 262,144 tokens for Terminus-2 – GLM-5.2 (max).

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