- 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
- GLM 4.6V — $0.75 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.
14Models tracked
14Priced models
12Popular models
1Latest 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 4.5 Air (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
GLM 5.2
1.05M context window
Popular pick
GLM 5.1
#24 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 5 Turbo — 262.14K
- GLM 5.1 — 202.75K
- GLM 5 — 202.75K
- GLM 4.7 — 202.75K
Z.ai comparisons
Search Z.ai comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Claude Opus 4.6 vs GLM 5.1 | GLM 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.6 | |
| 🔥Claude Opus 4.7 vs GLM 5.1 | GLM 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.7 | |
| 🔥Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GLM 5.1 | GLM 5.1 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V3.2 vs GLM 5.1 | DeepSeek V3.2 | GLM 5.1 | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM 5.1 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM 5.1 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek V4 Pro | |
| 🔥Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs GLM 5.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | |
| 🔥Gemini 2.5 Flash vs GLM 5.1 | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Owl Alpha | OpenRouter | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| New🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna M.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| gpt-oss-120b (free) | OpenAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 131.07K |
| Laguna XS.2 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
Z.ai model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.1 | $0.98 | $3.08 | 202.75K | #24 |
| GLM 5 | $0.6 | $1.92 | 202.75K | #37 |
| GLM 4.5 Air | $0.13 | $0.85 | 131.07K | #42 |
| GLM 4.5 Air (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | #50 |
| GLM 4.7 | $0.4 | $1.75 | 202.75K | #63 |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.06 | $0.4 | 202.75K | #80 |
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 262.14K | #104 |
| GLM 4.6 | $0.43 | $1.74 | 202.75K | #125 |
| GLM 4 32B | $0.1 | $0.1 | 128K | #151 |
| GLM 5V Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 202.75K | #154 |
| GLM 4.5 | $0.6 | $2.2 | 131.07K | #175 |
| GLM 4.5V | $0.6 | $1.8 | 65.54K | #254 |
| NewGLM 5.2 | $0.95 | $3 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 4.6V | $0.3 | $0.9 | 131.07K |