Z.ai (Zhipu) API pricing
Live API prices for every Z.ai (Zhipu) model SF·SIX tracks: per 1M tokens at the standard tier from the cheapest provider, or per image, second or character in the provider’s own unit.
Z.ai (Zhipu) has 16 models with live API prices on SF·SIX, 16 models priced per 1M tokens. The cheapest is GLM 5.3 Flash at $0.075 per 1M input and $0.25 per 1M output tokens, via DeepInfra (fp4). The most used on OpenRouter is GLM 5.3 Flash (1.73T tokens on 2026-10-16).
- Models with live prices
- 16
- Cheapest language model
- GLM 5.3 Flash$0.075 / $0.25 per 1M tokens
- Most used on OpenRouter (2026-10-16)
- GLM 5.3 Flash1.73T tokens
- Newest model
- GLM 5.3 Prime2026-09-23
- Providers serving these models
- 45
Z.ai (Zhipu) token prices (USD per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Blended 3:1 | Cheapest standard provider | Providers | Context (tokens) | OpenRouter tokens / day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 | $0.50 | $1.51 | $0.7513 | Sail Researchfp8 | 36 | 1,048,576 | 942.62B |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.075 | $0.25 | $0.1188 | DeepInfrafp4 | 28 | 1,048,576 | 1.73T |
| GLM 5.2 | $0.189 | $0.594 | $0.2903 | Baidufp8 | 25 | 1,048,576 | 140.87B |
| GLM 5.1 | $0.9646 | $3.03 | $1.48 | Baidufp8 | 13 | 204,800 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 5 | $0.60 | $1.92 | $0.93 | GMI Cloudfp8 | 8 | 204,800 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.7 | $0.40 | $1.75 | $0.7375 | DeepInfrafp4 | 6 | 204,800 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.6 | $0.43 | $1.75 | $0.76 | Venice AIfp4 | 4 | 204,800 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.5 Air | $0.13 | $0.85 | $0.31 | Novita AIbf16 | 3 | 131,072 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.06 | $0.40 | $0.145 | Venice AIfp8 | 2 | 200,000 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.6V | $0.30 | $0.90 | $0.45 | Z.aifp8 | 2 | 131,072 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.5V | $0.60 | $1.80 | $0.90 | Z.aifp8 | 2 | 65,536 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.80 | $8.80 | $4.30 | Alibaba | 1 | 1,000,000 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 5.3 FlashX | $0.37 | $1.25 | $0.59 | Z.aifp8 | 1 | 1,048,576 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 5V Turbo | $1.20 | $4.00 | $1.90 | Z.aifp8 | 1 | 202,752 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.20 | $4.00 | $1.90 | Z.ai | 1 | 202,752 | Not in named rows |
| GLM 4.5 | $0.60 | $2.20 | $1.00 | Z.aifp8 | 1 | 131,072 | Not in named rows |
Each model’s headline price: the cheapest qualifying provider at the standard tier in the default region. Most widely served first.
Method
Prices are USD per 1M tokens at the standard service tier in the default region: the cheapest qualifying provider per model, with flex, batch, priority and fast endpoints and unusually low outliers never used as the headline. “Blended” weights input and output 3:1. Missing prices are unknown, not free. OpenRouter tokens per day are the latest full UTC day of OpenRouter’s public rankings (named rows only). Prices move: see AI API price changes for recent cuts and increases.