API pricing
Z.ai (Zhipu) API pricing
Z.ai (Zhipu) API prices run from $0.06 per million input tokens (GLM-4.7-Flash) to $2.80 (GLM 5.3 Prime). Its highest-ranked model, GLM-5.3, costs $1.40 input and $4.40 output per million tokens.
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Official price list: docs.z.ai
| Cached input | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-4.7-Flash (open weights) | $0.06 | $0.40 | $0.01 | $0.15 | 200K | 38.8 |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX (open weights) | $0.07 | $0.40 | $0.01 | $0.15 | 200K | — |
| GLM-5.3-Flash (open weights) | $0.15 | $0.50 | $0.03 | $0.24 | 1M | 51.8 |
| GLM-4.5-Air (open weights) | $0.20 | $1.10 | $0.03 | $0.43 | 131K | 38.9 |
| GLM-4.6V (open weights) | $0.30 | $0.90 | — | $0.45 | 128K | 41.3 |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX (open weights) | $0.37 | $1.25 | $0.075 | $0.59 | 1M | — |
| GLM-4.5V (open weights) | $0.60 | $1.80 | — | $0.90 | 64K | 39.8 |
| GLM-4.5 (open weights) | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | $1 | 131K | 42.0 |
| GLM-4.6 (open weights) | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | $1 | 205K | 41.4 |
| GLM-4.7 (open weights) | $0.60 | $2.20 | $0.11 | $1 | 205K | 42.0 |
| GLM-5 (open weights) | $1 | $3.20 | $0.20 | $1.55 | 205K | 46.1 |
| GLM-5-Turbo | $1.20 | $4 | $0.24 | $1.90 | 200K | — |
| GLM-5V-Turbo | $1.20 | $4 | $0.24 | $1.90 | 200K | 43.8 |
| GLM-5.1 (open weights) | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $2.15 | 200K | 47.8 |
| GLM-5.2 (open weights) | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $2.15 | 1M | 51.1 |
| GLM-5.3 (open weights) | $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $2.15 | 1M | 54.8 |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.80 | $8.80 | $0.56 | $4.30 | 1M | — |
Prices on other platforms
The same models are often sold through clouds and resellers at different rates.
| Model | Route | Input | Output | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 | bedrock | $1.68 | $5.28 | 2026-10-10 |
| deepinfra | $0.90 | $4 | 2026-10-10 | |
| fireworks | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| mistral | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.039 | $4.80 | 2026-10-10 | |
| together | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | deepinfra | $0.15 | $0.50 | 2026-10-10 |
| fireworks | $0.15 | $0.50 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.15 | $0.50 | 2026-10-10 | |
| together | $0.15 | $0.50 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $0.15 | $0.50 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-5.2 | alibaba | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 |
| deepinfra | $0.75 | $2.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| mistral | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.06 | $7 | 2026-10-10 | |
| together | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| vertex | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-5.1 | deepinfra | $1.05 | $3.50 | 2026-10-10 |
| openrouter | $0.97 | $3.04 | 2026-10-10 | |
| together | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-5 | bedrock | $1 | $3.20 | 2026-10-10 |
| deepinfra | $0.60 | $2.08 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.60 | $1.92 | 2026-10-10 | |
| together | $1 | $3.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| vertex | $1 | $3.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $1 | $3.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-5V-Turbo | openrouter | $1.20 | $4 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $1.20 | $4 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.5 | openrouter | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.7 | bedrock | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 |
| deepinfra | $0.40 | $1.75 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| vertex | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.6 | deepinfra | $0.50 | $2 | 2026-10-10 |
| openrouter | $0.50 | $2 | 2026-10-10 | |
| zai | $0.60 | $2.20 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.6V | openrouter | $0.30 | $0.90 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $0.30 | $0.90 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.5V | openrouter | $0.60 | $1.80 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $0.60 | $1.80 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.5-Air | openrouter | $0.13 | $0.85 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $0.20 | $1.10 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.7-Flash | bedrock | $0.07 | $0.40 | 2026-10-10 |
| deepinfra | $0.06 | $0.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| openrouter | $0.0605 | $0.40 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX | zai | $0.07 | $0.40 | 2026-10-10 |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX | openrouter | $0.37 | $1.25 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $0.37 | $1.25 | 2026-10-10 | |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | openrouter | $2.80 | $8.80 | 2026-10-10 |
| GLM-5-Turbo | openrouter | $1.20 | $4 | 2026-10-10 |
| zai | $1.20 | $4 | 2026-10-10 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Z.ai (Zhipu) API cost?
Z.ai (Zhipu) API prices run from $0.06 per million input tokens (GLM-4.7-Flash) to $2.80 (GLM 5.3 Prime). Its highest-ranked model, GLM-5.3, costs $1.40 input and $4.40 output per million tokens.
Does Z.ai (Zhipu) discount cached input?
Yes. Cached input is billed at a lower rate on 15 of the 17 priced models; the cached rate is listed next to each model.