Z.ai model pricing.

prices as of · 14 models · 26 prices

Trains the GLM models (open weights) and sells them on its international API; a separate coding plan sells quota by the month.

Z.ai is a maker selling 14 models, from $0.47 per million tokens for GLM-5.3-Flash, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Z.ai prices

Kind of provider

Maker

based in CN

Where it runs

1

SG

How you pay

not stated

no payment terms published

Free tier

none published

nothing given away

Where Z.ai's prices land, and why

Z.ai publishes 26 prices we can compare, and 0 of them are below the list price for that model. Every price it publishes is at or above the list price. Nobody here has read its terms yet, so treat what it says about itself as its own claim.

Z.ai does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.

not yet checked: terms · privacy policy ↗

Models to start with

all 26 prices ↓

Everything Z.ai sells, against the list price

Cheapest first inside each group. The share is this row against the price the lab that trained the model charges.

The maker's list price

13 prices

What the lab that trained the model charges on its own API.

  • GLM-5.3-Flash

    Z.ai · 1M context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.07 / $0.25in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.7-FlashX

    Z.ai · 200k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.07 / $0.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5-Air

    Z.ai · 131k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.20 / $1.10in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.6V

    Z.ai · 128k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.30 / $0.90in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5V

    Z.ai · 64k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.60 / $1.80in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5

    Z.ai · 131k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.6

    Z.ai · 205k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.7

    Z.ai · 205k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5

    Z.ai · 205k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $1 / $3.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5V-Turbo

    Z.ai · 200k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $1.20 / $4in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.1

    Z.ai · 200k context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.2

    Z.ai · 1M context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.3

    Z.ai · 1M context

    The price Z.ai charges for the model it trained. Every row below is measured against it.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

Same price as the maker

13 prices

The same price the maker charges, sold by someone else.

  • GLM-5.3-Flash

    Z.ai · 1M context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $0.15 / $0.50in / out per M

    2.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5-Air

    Z.ai · 131k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $0.20 / $1.10in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.6V

    Z.ai · 128k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $0.30 / $0.90in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5V

    Z.ai · 64k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $0.60 / $1.80in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.5

    Z.ai · 131k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.6

    Z.ai · 205k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp4.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-4.7

    Z.ai · 205k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp4.

    $0.60 / $2.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5

    Z.ai · 205k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $1 / $3.20in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5

    Z.ai · 205k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at turbo.

    $1.20 / $4in / out per M

    1.23×of list price

  • GLM-5V-Turbo

    Z.ai · 200k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $1.20 / $4in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.1

    Z.ai · 200k context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.2

    Z.ai · 1M context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

  • GLM-5.3

    Z.ai · 1M context

    Z.ai's own endpoint sold through OpenRouter, at fp8.

    $1.40 / $4.40in / out per M

    1.00×of list price

Frequently asked

What is Z.ai?
Trains the GLM models (open weights) and sells them on its international API; a separate coding plan sells quota by the month. It sells 14 of the models we track, and trades as Zhipu AI, based in CN.
Is Z.ai cheaper than buying from the maker?
0 of its 26 prices sit below the list price for the model. None of them has a published reason we can point at, so none of them leads a ranking.
Does Z.ai train on what you send it?
Z.ai does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.
How current are these Z.ai prices?
They come from the public catalogs we read, last read 16 Sept 2026. Prices exclude tax.