GLM modelsby Z.ai

66 models55 current10 older1 retired18 open weights
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#15of 197GLM 5.2?Writing · Arena Text · Creative writing (snapshot, October 22, 2026)
Sep 18, 2026GLM 5.3 FlashXnewest release
$0.04 / $0.40GLM-4.6V-FlashX?cheapest paid · per 1M in / out
6categories ranked?Chat · Coding · Agents …

Current lineup?

Chat & Knowledge

Humanity's Last Exam · 336 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#39 of 336GLM 5.342.3$1.40 / $4.40#48 of 336GLM 5.3 Flash39.9$0.15 / $0.50#147 of 336GLM-4.614.5$0.60 / $2.20#157 of 336GLM 4.513$0.60 / $2.20

Coding

Terminal-Bench 4.0 · 134 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#13 of 134GLM 5.341.9$1.40 / $4.40#22 of 134GLM 5.3 Flash32.8$0.15 / $0.50

Agents & Tool Use

AutomationBench-AA · 135 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#14 of 135GLM 5.362.2$1.40 / $4.40#18 of 135GLM 5.3 Flash60.4$0.15 / $0.50

Writing & Language

Arena Text · creative writing · October 22, 2026 · 197 ranked
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RankModelEloIn / out
#16 of 197GLM 5.31,459$1.40 / $4.40#31 of 197GLM 5.3 Flash1,441$0.15 / $0.50#69 of 197GLM 4.51,395$0.60 / $2.20#121 of 197GLM-4-Plus1,311$5 / $5#171 of 197GLM-41,198—#197 of 197ChatGLM2 6B941—

Vision & Documents

MMMU-Pro (vision) · 125 ranked
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RankModelScoreIn / out
#67 of 125GLM 5V Turboolder72.8$1.20 / $4#111 of 125GLM 4.5Volder50.5$0.60 / $1.80#113 of 125GLM 4.6Volder48.6$0.30 / $0.90

Image Generation & Editing

AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1 · 93 ranked
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RankModelEloPrice
#75 of 93GLM-Image885$0.05 / image

GLM API pricing?

ModelInputOutputCache readContextReleased ↓Status
GLM 5.3 FlashX
!$0.37$1.25$0.0751MSep 2026
GLM 5.3 Flash
!$0.15$0.50$0.031MAug 2026
GLM 5.3
!$1.40$4.40$0.261MAug 2026
GLM 5.2
Older
!$1.40$4.40$0.261MJun 2026Older
GLM 5.1
Older
!$1.40$4.40$0.26203KApr 2026Older
GLM 5V Turbo
Older
$1.20$4$0.24203KApr 2026Older
GLM 5 Turbo
Older
$1.20$4$0.24203KMar 2026Older
GLM 5
Older
!$1$3.20$0.20203KFeb 2026Older
GLM 4.7 Flash
Older
h!$0.061$0.40—200KJan 2026Older
GLM 4.7
Older
!$0.60$2.20$0.11203KDec 2025Older
GLM-4.6V-Flash
$0$0$0131KDec 2025
GLM 4.6V
Older
!$0.30$0.90$0.05131KDec 2025Older
GLM-4.6
!$0.60$2.20$0.11200KSep 2025
GLM 4.5V
Older
!$0.60$1.80$0.1166KAug 2025Older
GLM 4.5 Air
Older
!$0.20$1.10$0.03131KJul 2025Older
GLM 4.5
!$0.60$2.20$0.11131KJul 2025
GLM 5.3 Prime
h$2.80$8.80—1M—
GLM-OCR
!$0.20$0.20———
GLM-4-Plus
!$5$5$2.50128K—
GLM-4-Air-250414
!$0.50$0.50$0.25128K—
GLM-4-AirX
!$10$10—8K—
GLM-4-Assistant
!$5$5———
GLM-4-FlashX-250414
!$0.10$0.10$0.05128K—
GLM-4-Long
!$1$1$0.501M—
GLM-4.1V-Thinking-FlashX
!$2$2—64K—
GLM-4.6V-FlashX
!$0.04$0.40$0.004128K—
GLM-4.7-FlashX
!$0.07$0.40$0.01200K—
GLM-4V-Plus-0111
!$4$4$2——
GLM-Z1-Air
!$0.50$0.50———
GLM-Z1-AirX
!$5$5—32K—
GLM-Z1-FlashX
!$0.10$0.10———
GLM 5.2 Fast Preview
h$2.20$7.70———
GLM-4-32B-0414-128K
$0.10$0.10—128K—
GLM-4.1V-Thinking-Flash
h!$0.30$0.30—64K—
GLM-4.5-AirX
!$1.10$4.50$0.22128K—
GLM-4.5-Flash
$0$0$0131K—
GLM-4.5-X
!$2.20$8.90$0.45128K—
GLM-5.3-FlashX-Legal
!$0.37$1.25$0.075——
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Model lines?

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10203040 Jan ’26Jul ’26 Release date Humanity's Last Exam

Retired & older

ModelStatusReplace withStill onReleased
GLM 5.2
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterJun 2026
GLM 5.1
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterApr 2026
GLM 5V Turbo
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterApr 2026
GLM 5 Turbo
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterMar 2026
GLM 5
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterFeb 2026
GLM 4.7 Flash
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterJan 2026
GLM 4.7
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterDec 2025
GLM 4.6V
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterDec 2025
GLM 4.5V
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterAug 2025
GLM 4.5 Air
Superseded
Superseded
GLM 5.3vs
OpenRouterJul 2025
Z.ai GLM 5.3 ↗
Retired
Retired———

Compare Z.ai models?

GLM-4-PlusvsGLM 5.312% cheaper · wins 70%GLM 5.3vsGLM 5.3 Flash89% cheaper · wins 47%GLM 5.3vsGLM 4.550% cheaper · wins 41%GLM 5.3 FlashvsGLM 4.7 Flash20% cheaper · wins 30%

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