- GLM 5.2 (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 4.5 Air (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 4 32B — $0.15 sample workload
- GLM 4.7 Flash — $0.26 sample workload
- GLM 4.5 Air — $0.55 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.
18Models tracked
18Priced models
1Popular models
2Latest 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 5.2
1.05M context window
Popular pick
GLM 5.2
#8 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 5.2 — 1.05M
- GLM Latest — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 — 1.05M
- GLM 5.2 (batch) — 1.05M
- GLM 5.2 (free) — 256K
Z.ai comparisons
Search Z.ai comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | |
| 🔥GPT-5.6 Luna vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | GPT-5.6 Luna | GPT-5.6 Luna | |
| 🔥Hy3 vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | Hy3 | GLM 5.2 | |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.5 vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | MiMo-V2.5 | MiMo-V2.5 | |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | GLM 5.2 | |
| New🔥Ox Alpha vs 🔥GLM 5.2 | Ox Alpha | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.2 vs 🔥Claude Opus 5 | GLM 5.2 | GLM 5.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥Ox Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| New🔥Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewDots3-Note Preview (free) | Dots Studio | $0 | $0 | $0 | 512K |
| NewLFM2.5-2.6B (free) | LiquidAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 65.54K |
Z.ai model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥GLM 5.2 | $0.966 | $3.036 | 1.05M | #8 |
| NewGLM Latest | $1.4 | $4.4 | 1.05M | |
| NewGLM 5.3 | $1.4 | $4.4 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (batch) | $1.4 | $4.4 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (free) | $0 | $0 | 256K | |
| 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 | $0.6 | $1.92 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.06 | $0.4 | 202.75K | |
| GLM 4.7 | $0.4 | $1.75 | 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 |