Best AI for revision & study / head-to-head

GLM 5.2 vs GPT-5.6 Luna for revision & study

The verdict

Effectively a dead heat: 9189

Same 12 revision & study tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. GPT-5.6 Luna took 5 tasks, GLM 5.2 took 2, 5 tied. Tested 14 Aug 2026.

Where they differed most

The task — The exam answer plan

Plan a 12-mark GCSE history answer on 'How far was the Treaty of Versailles responsible for the rise of Hitler?' Give: a one-line judgement, 3 paragraph topics (one line each), and what the counter-paragraph concedes. No essay, just the plan, under 120 words.

**Judgement:** The Treaty of Versailles was a significant long-term cause, but the Great Depression was the decisive factor in Hitler's rise.

**Paragraph 1:** The Treaty of Versailles created deep national resentment via harsh reparations, allowing Hitler to exploit the 'stab-in-the-back' myth.

**Paragraph 2:** The Great Depression caused mass unemployment, making moderate voters desperate and turning them towards Nazi extremism.

**Paragraph 3:** The inherent weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and mainstream parties' failure to form stable co…
**Judgement:** The Treaty of Versailles helped Hitler rise by creating anger and resentment, but the Depression and weaknesses of Weimar democracy were more important.

- **Paragraph 1 – Treaty:** Reparations, territorial losses, military restrictions and the “war guilt” clause humiliated Germany, allowing Hitler to promise revenge and revision.
- **Paragraph 2 – Counter-factor:** The Great Depression caused mass unemployment and poverty, making voters abandon moderate parties for Hitler’s extreme promises.
- **Paragraph 3 – Counter-factor:** W…

Task by task

TaskGLM 5.2GPT-5.6 Luna
Condense a topic910
Flashcards that test810
Explain then check109
The exam answer plan95
Mnemonic that works810
Spot the misconception89
Timetable the revision88
Simplify without losing truth99
Quiz from notes1010
Compare for the exam1010
The night-before triage89
Refuse to do the homework1010

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 revision & study: GLM 5.2 or GPT-5.6 Luna?

Effectively a dead heat: GPT-5.6 Luna edged it 91/100 to 89/100 on our revision & study suite — too close to matter, so pick on price or the product you already use.

How was this tested?

Both models answered the identical published revision & study 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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