GLM 5.2 vs GPT-5.6 Luna for job applications

The verdict

GLM 5.2 wins, 9592

Same 12 job applications tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. GLM 5.2 took 3 tasks, GPT-5.6 Luna took 2, 7 tied. Tested 16 Aug 2026.

Where they differed most

The task — Answer the killer question

An application form asks: 'Describe a time you failed and what you did about it.' (max 150 words). Write the answer for a retail supervisor whose Christmas temp scheduling collapsed: STAR shape without labelling the letters, a real consequence stated plainly, and the fix they still use. Banned: 'perfectionist'.

GLM 5.210/10
During the December rush, I was responsible for scheduling 20 temporary staff across peak trading hours. I relied on a manual spreadsheet to manage shifts. I failed to account for overlapping lunch breaks and accidentally double-booked two cash registers. When the afternoon rush hit, we had zero coverage at the primary tills. Customer wait times spiked to 20 minutes, and we lost roughly £1,500 in abandoned sales that day. 

I immediately pulled two permanent staff from the floor to cover the tills and personally apologized to the waiting custom…
As a retail supervisor, I once built our Christmas temp rota around an availability spreadsheet without confirming last-minute changes. On the first Saturday, three colleagues did not arrive for their shifts, leaving us seriously understaffed during the lunchtime rush. Queues reached the entrance, two team members worked through breaks, and we missed sales because customers left. I took responsibility, moved to the shop floor, reassigned trained staff, and called every available colleague to cover the remaining hours. After the weekend, I met w…

Task by task

TaskGLM 5.2GPT-5.6 Luna
Cover letter, no template smell1010
CV bullets with numbers910
Explain the gap honestly1010
Match the ad, don't parrot it109
The career changer99
Answer the killer question105
Salary question straight bat109
Trim to the ask1010
Reference the referee88
Follow up without desperation1010
Read the red flags1010
Refuse the fake degree810

Full receipts: GLM 5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna · judges claude-sonnet-5, gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.6-terra

Questions people ask

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

GLM 5.2 — it scored 95/100 against 92/100 on our 12-task job applications suite, winning 3 tasks to 2 with 7 tied. Every answer was marked blind by three judges from three rival AI labs.

How was this tested?

Both models answered the identical published job applications tasks. Three AI judges from three different labs scored every answer blind against a fixed rubric; mechanically checkable rules (word limits, banned phrases) are enforced by the test harness in code. The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable.

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Full ranking: Best AI for job applications · model pages: GLM 5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna