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GLM 4.5V pricing

API list price by Z.ai · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.60 / $1.80per 1M tokens in / out
$0.11cache read · −82%
#432on OpenRouter by tokens · 134M / week

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.60list
Output$1.80
Cache read$0.11−82% vs input
Context · max output66K · 16Ktokens
introductory price; end date not published

Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
Novita$0.60$1.8066K

In Z.ai's line-upper 1M in / out

GLM-4-Air-250414$0.50 / $0.50−44%
GLM-Z1-Air$0.50 / $0.50−44%
GLM 5.3 FlashX$0.37 / $1.25−34%
GLM 4.5V$0.60 / $1.80this model
GLM 4.5$0.60 / $2.20+11%
GLM-4.6$0.60 / $2.20+11%
GLM-4-Long$1 / $1+11%
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Cheaper for the same workvs GLM 4.5V

MiMo v2.6 Pro thinkingOpen-40%score ×6.9$0.13
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 maxOpen-42%score ×6.7$0.26
Claude Haiku 5.5 max-78%score ×6.5$0.21
MiniMax M3.1 Flash thinking-71%score ×6.4$0.22
GLM 5.3 Flash maxOpen-74%score ×6.2$0.28

Pricing questions

How much does GLM 4.5V cost?›

$0.60 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.11.

Is GLM 4.5V free to use?›

There is no free API tier, but the weights are open: you can run it on your own hardware for the cost of compute.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $0.11 per 1M, 82% below the input price.

What is a cheaper alternative to GLM 4.5V?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro at thinking effort costs -40% per task with a score ×6.9 on Humanity's Last Exam.