glm-4.6 · Z.ai (Zhipu)
Versatile Z.ai reasoning model with strong coding and general-purpose performance.
Last checked Aug 26, 2026. Calculations use the listed base rates; provider-specific tiers, cache writes, batch pricing, and long-context rules may differ. Note: Official Z.ai API rate per 1M tokens: $0.60 input, $2.20 output, and $0.11 cached input. Cached-input storage is listed as temporarily free. Confirm the current rate at the official provider source.
Input
$0.60
per 1M tokens
Output
$2.20
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.11
per 1M tokens
Context window
200K
max output 131.1K
GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) cost calculator
What GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) costs per task
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Monthly @ 1K req/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot | 3,500 | 350 | $0.00167 | $50.085 |
| RAG / search-augmented answers | 8,000 | 500 | $0.00394 | $118.20 |
| AI coding assistant | 12,000 | 2,000 | $0.008072 | $242.16 |
| Document summarization | 25,000 | 600 | $0.0151 | $452.85 |
| Agentic workflow | 40,000 | 1,500 | $0.0146 | $436.80 |
| Content generation | 800 | 1,200 | $0.003002 | $90.072 |
| Data extraction & tagging | 2,000 | 250 | $0.001554 | $46.62 |
| Translation | 5,000 | 5,500 | $0.0147 | $441.975 |
Assumes each use case's typical cacheable share of input. See full cost scenarios.
Compare with alternatives
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Context | Chat request* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) | $0.60 | $2.20 | 200K | $0.00318 |
| GPT-5.6 Solcompare | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1.1M | $0.035 |
| GPT-5.6 Terracompare | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.1M | $0.014 |
| GPT-5.6 Lunacompare | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.1M | $0.0014 |
| GPT-5.6 Cybercompare | $12.50 | $75.00 | 1.1M | $0.0875 |
| GPT-5.5 Standardcompare | $5.00 | $30.00 | 512K | $0.035 |
| GPT-5.5 Procompare | $30.00 | $180.00 | 512K | $0.21 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorsecompare | $2.50 | $15.00 | 256K | $0.0175 |
| GPT-5.4 minicompare | $0.75 | $4.50 | 256K | $0.00525 |
*4,000 in + 800 out tokens, 50% cached input where available.
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FAQ
GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.11 per 1M tokens. Verified Aug 26, 2026 against https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing.
GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) supports a 200,000-token context window with up to 131,072 output tokens per request, tokenized with glm_bpe.
At $0.60/M input and $2.20/M output, GLM-4.6 (Z.ai) sits below GPT-5.6 Sol ($5.00/M in, $30.00/M out) — see the comparison table for full-workload differences.