- GLM 5.2 (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 4.5 Air (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 4 32B — $0.15 sample workload
- GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) — $0.16 sample workload
- GLM 4.7 Flash — $0.26 sample workload
Z.ai LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse Z.ai LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
24Models tracked
24Priced models
2Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use Z.ai as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
GLM 5.2 (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
GLM 5.3 Flash
1.05M context window
Popular pick
GLM 5.3 Flash
#3 popularity signal
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- GLM 5.3 Flash — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 FlashX — 1.05M
- GLM Flash Latest — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) — 1.05M
Z.ai comparisons
Search Z.ai comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| New🔥Step 5 Preview vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Hy4 preview | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | GLM 5.3 Flash | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | GPT-6 Luna | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Tie |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when Z.ai is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewApodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Space Bunny Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| Union Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) | inclusionAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nex-N2.5-Mini (free) | Nex AGI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
Z.ai model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.15 | $0.5 | 1.05M | #3 |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 | $0.1 | $4.8 | 1.05M | #10 |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.8 | $8.8 | 1M | |
| GLM 5.3 FlashX | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1.05M | |
| GLM Flash Latest | $0.036 | $0.9 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) | $0.06 | $0.2 | 1.05M | |
| GLM Latest | $0.0608 | $4.4 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 (batch) | $0.45 | $2 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 | $0.04 | $7 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (batch) | $0.7 | $2.2 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 5.1 | $0.966 | $3.036 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 5V Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 202.75K | |
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 202.75K | |
| GLM 5 | $1 | $3.2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.0605 | $0.4 | 200K | |
| GLM 4.7 | $0.6 | $2.2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.6V | $0.3 | $0.9 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.6 | $0.5 | $2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.5V | $0.6 | $1.8 | 65.54K | |
| GLM 4.5 | $0.6 | $2.2 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.5 Air | $0.13 | $0.85 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.5 Air (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4 32B | $0.1 | $0.1 | 128K |