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Z.ai: GLM 4.5V API Pricing

Z.ai: GLM 4.5V is an API model from z-ai. It costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $1.8 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.11. Its context window is 65,536 tokens with up to 16,384 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $9.6 per month.
Input
$0.6
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.8
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.11
per 1M tokens
Context window
65K
65,536 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$0.84
per 1M tokens

GLM-4.5V is a vision-language foundation model for multimodal agent applications. Built on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture with 106B parameters and 12B activated parameters, it achieves state-of-the-art results in video understanding,...

How much does Z.ai: GLM 4.5V cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Z.ai: GLM 4.5V costs about $9.6 ($6 input + $3.6 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Z.ai: GLM 4.5V cost?

Z.ai: GLM 4.5V costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $1.8 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $9.6.

What is the context window of Z.ai: GLM 4.5V?

Z.ai: GLM 4.5V has a context window of 65,536 tokens and can return up to 16,384 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to Z.ai: GLM 4.5V?

Cheaper models include Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ($0.26 in / $2.08 out), Qwen: Qwen3.6 Plus ($0.325 in / $1.95 out), Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) ($0.375 in / $1.875 out). See the full list on this page.

Is Z.ai: GLM 4.5V free to use?

No. Z.ai: GLM 4.5V is a paid model at $0.6 input / $1.8 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: z-ai · Model ID: z-ai/glm-4.5v · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices