Model developer API
Z.ai API pricing: every model, compared
We track 13 Z.ai prices that other providers also sell. Z.ai has the lowest listed price for 5 of them; for the rest, the table shows how much more you pay than at the cheapest provider.
Standard list prices in USD. Last price change Oct 19, 2026. Z.ai's official pricing page. How we rank.
LLMs, most widely offered first
Z.ai LLM prices vs the cheapest provider
| Model | Rank | Cheapest elsewhere | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.2 | #4 of 13 | DeepInfrayou pay 85% more here | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1M |
| GLM-5.3 | #4 of 12 | DeepInfrayou pay 28% more here | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1M |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | #1 of 11 | Z.ai is cheapest | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1M |
| GLM-5.1 | #4 of 7 | DeepInfrayou pay 29% more here | $1.40 | $4.40 | 200K |
| GLM-4.6 | #4 of 5 | DeepInfrayou pay 14% more here | $0.60 | $2.20 | 200K |
| GLM-4.7 | #2 of 5 | DeepInfrayou pay 36% more here | $0.60 | $2.20 | 200K |
| GLM-5 | #3 of 5 | DeepInfrayou pay 60% more here | $1.00 | $3.20 | 200K |
| GLM-4.5 | #3 of 4 | DeepInfrayou pay 43% more here | $0.60 | $2.20 | 128K |
| GLM-4.5-Air | #4 of 4 | Novita AIyou pay 37% more here | $0.20 | $1.10 | 128K |
| GLM-4.5V | #1 of 3 | Z.ai is cheapest | $0.60 | $1.80 | 128K |
| GLM-5V-Turbo | #1 of 3 | Z.ai is cheapest | $1.20 | $4.00 | 200K |
| GLM-4.6V | #1 of 2 | Z.ai is cheapest | $0.30 | $0.90 | 128K |
| GLM-5-Turbo | #1 of 2 | Z.ai is cheapest | $1.20 | $4.00 | 200K |
Rank and difference use the blended price (3 input : 1 output tokens). Equal prices share a rank.
Ranked for your volume
GLM-5.2 monthly cost by provider
Change the monthly tokens and the ranking updates instantly, using each provider's standard list price.
More requirements: caching, context, features, provider
| Provider | Estimated / month | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached input / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 DeepInfralowest for your volumePricing page | $12.30 | $0.75 | $2.40 | $0.14 | 1,048,576 |
2 W&B Inference (CoreWeave)Pricing page | $12.44 | $0.76 | $2.42 | $0.14 | 262,000 |
3 SiliconFlowPricing page | $21.20 | $1.30 | $4.09 | $0.26 | 1,049,000 |
4 Alibaba Cloud Model StudioSingapore (International) list price; other regions differ.Pricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.28 | 1,000,000 |
5 BasetenPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.14 | 1,048,576 |
6 Cloudflare Workers AIPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 262,144 |
7 FriendliAIPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 1,048,576 |
8 Mistral AIPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.14 | 1,048,576 |
9 Nebius Token FactoryPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | Not listed | 1,048,576 |
10 Novita AIPricing page | $22.80 | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | 1,048,576 |
Input volume includes the cached share, not an additional token volume. This is a list-price estimate, not a quote: cache-write charges, cache eligibility/TTL, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, regional pricing and taxes are excluded. Check the provider's terms for your workload before switching.
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Z.ai has the lowest blended list price (3 input : 1 output tokens) for these models. The badge states that basis, updates daily and always shows the current rank, whatever it is; ranking is by price only.
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Other providers
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Baseten, Cloudflare Workers AI, Cohere, DeepInfra, DeepSeek, fal, Fireworks AI, FriendliAI, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Google Gemini API, IBM watsonx.ai, Lambda, Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Mistral AI, Moonshot AI, Nebius Token Factory, Novita AI, Nscale, OpenAI, Oracle Cloud Generative AI, OVHcloud AI Endpoints, Perplexity, Replicate, SambaNova, Scaleway, SiliconFlow, Together AI, W&B Inference (CoreWeave), xAI