- GLM 5.2 (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 4.5 Air (free) — $0 sample workload
- GLM 5.3 Flash — $0.07 sample workload
- GLM Flash Latest — $0.07 sample workload
- GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) — $0.14 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.
25Models tracked
25Priced models
1Popular 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 5.2 (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
GLM 5.3 Flash
1.05M context window
Popular pick
GLM 5.3 Flash
#3 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 5.3 Flash — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 FlashX — 1.05M
- GLM Flash Latest — 1.05M
- GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) — 1.05M
Z.ai comparisons
Search Z.ai comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| New🔥Kimi K3.1 Pro vs 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Hy4 preview | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥GPT-6 Luna | GLM 5.3 Flash | GPT-6 Luna | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Claude Opus 5.5 | GLM 5.3 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs New🔥MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash vs 🔥Step 5 Preview | GLM 5.3 Flash | Tie |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewCrouton Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| NewFlint (free) | Recursive | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| NewMiniMax M3.1 Flash (free) | MiniMax | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewXing4.0 29B A4B (free) | XingChen | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
Z.ai model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.0313 | $0.0846 | 1.05M | #3 |
| NewGLM 5.3 FlashX Legal | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.8 | $8.8 | 1M | |
| GLM 5.3 FlashX | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1.05M | |
| GLM Flash Latest | $0.0313 | $0.0846 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) | $0.05 | $0.18 | 1.05M | |
| GLM Latest | $0.0699 | $1.4 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 | $0.08 | $3.6 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.3 (batch) | $0.45 | $2 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 | $0.006 | $6.8 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (batch) | $0.7 | $2.2 | 1.05M | |
| GLM 5.2 (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 5.1 | $1.4 | $4.4 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 5V Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 202.75K | |
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.2 | $4 | 202.75K | |
| GLM 5 | $1 | $3.2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.0605 | $0.4 | 200K | |
| GLM 4.7 | $0.6 | $2.2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.6V | $0.3 | $0.9 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.6 | $0.5 | $2 | 204.8K | |
| GLM 4.5V | $0.6 | $1.8 | 65.54K | |
| GLM 4.5 | $0.6 | $2.2 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.5 Air | $0.13 | $0.85 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4.5 Air (free) | $0 | $0 | 131.07K | |
| GLM 4 32B | $0.1 | $0.1 | 128K |