Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 or GLM-4.6?

GLM-4.5, at $1.40 per million tokens against $2 for GLM-4.6, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

GLM-4.5: $1.40 at Submodel. GLM-4.6: $2 at 302.AI.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 21 providers sell both: 302.AI, NanoGPT, ZenMux, DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is 302.AI.

Which holds more context?

GLM-4.6, at 205k tokens against 131k.

GLM-4.5 vs GLM-4.6.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.6 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.

Z.ai

GLM-4.5

$1.40/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Submodel · $0.168 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · open weights

Z.ai

GLM-4.6

$2/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at 302.AI · $0.24 per 1,000 pages

205k context · tool calling · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.60/M

List price out (lower wins)

$2.20/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$1.40/M at Submodel

$2/M at 302.AI

Standard price (lower wins)

$4/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.168

$0.24

Context

131k tokens

205k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

28 Jul 2025

30 Sept 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 21

302.AI$2 / $2
NanoGPT$2.20 / $2.45
ZenMux$2.59 / $2.59
DeepInfra$2.80 / $3.50
Eden AI$2.80 / $3.50
Kilo Gateway$4 / $3.04
Nous Portal$4 / $3.04
OpenRouter$4 / $3.04

GLM-4.5 then GLM-4.6, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 21

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What moved in the last seven days

GLM-4.5Nous Portal$0.48 / $1.76 $0.60 / $2.2025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
GLM-4.6io.net Intelligence$0.54 / $2.07 $0.52 / $2.042% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
GLM-4.6Nous Portal$0.34 / $1.40 $0.43 / $1.7525% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
GLM-4.6Ofox$0.40 / $1.90 $0.60 / $2.2029% dearer · 11 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5 or GLM-4.6?: GLM-4.5, at $1.40 per million tokens against $2 for GLM-4.6, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: GLM-4.5: $1.40 at Submodel. GLM-4.6: $2 at 302.AI.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 21 providers sell both: 302.AI, NanoGPT, ZenMux, DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is 302.AI.
Which holds more context?: GLM-4.6, at 205k tokens against 131k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.