GLM-4.6 vs Seed 2.1 Turbo.
model vs model · prices as of
GLM-4.6 and Seed 2.1 Turbo 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.aiGLM-4.6
$2/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at 302.AI · $0.24 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
ByteDanceSeed 2.1 Turbo
$4/M tokens
OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.45 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.50/M
List price out (lower wins)
$2.20/M
$2.50/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2/M at 302.AI
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$4/M
$4/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.24
$0.45
Context
205k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
not stated
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
30 Sept 2025
12 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
33
10
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 8
NanoGPT$2.45 / $4
Kilo Gateway$3.04 / $4
Nous Portal$3.04 / $4
OpenRouter$3.04 / $4
TrustedRouter$3.21 / $4.22
Vercel AI Gateway$4 / $4
Venice$3.04 / $5
Poe$4.04 / $5.07
GLM-4.6 then Seed 2.1 Turbo, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GLM-4.6
io.net Intelligence$0.54 / $2.07 $0.52 / $2.042% cheaper · - GLM-4.6Nous Portal$0.34 / $1.40 $0.43 / $1.7525% dearer ·
- Seed 2.1 TurboNous Portal$0.40 / $2 $0.50 / $2.5025% dearer ·
- GLM-4.6
Ofox$0.40 / $1.90 $0.60 / $2.2029% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6 or Seed 2.1 Turbo?
- GLM-4.6, at $2 per million tokens against $4 for Seed 2.1 Turbo, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GLM-4.6: $2 at 302.AI. Seed 2.1 Turbo: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $4 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 8 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- Seed 2.1 Turbo, at 262k tokens against 205k.
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.