GLM 4.5 pricing & benchmarks
Released Jul 25, 2025 · served by 1 provider
What GLM 4.5 is
GLM-4.5 is our latest flagship foundation model, purpose-built for agent-based applications. It leverages a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture and supports a context length of up to 128k tokens. GLM-4.5 delivers significantly...
- Model ID:
z-ai/glm-4.5 - Modality: text->text
- Knowledge cutoff: 2024-12-31
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: not supported
- Weights:
zai-org/GLM-4.5on Hugging Face
Providers and prices for GLM 4.5
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z.AIcheapest | $0.600 | $2.20 | 131K | fp8 | 100.0% | — |
GLM 4.5 benchmark results
Design Arena head-to-head results, as reported through the OpenRouter model API.
| Category | Arena | Rank | Elo | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3d | models | #38 | 1227 | 59.7% |
| svg | models | #44 | 1146 | 50.8% |
| gamedev | models | #49 | 1201 | 54.4% |
| codecategories | models | #55 | 1196 | 54.4% |
| dataviz | models | #55 | 1189 | 53.3% |
| website | models | #57 | 1195 | 53.8% |
| uicomponent | models | #58 | 1181 | 55.1% |
FAQ
How much does the GLM 4.5 API cost?
$0.600 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $1.26.
Is GLM 4.5 free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $0.600 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for GLM 4.5?
Z.AI at $0.600 input / $2.20 output per 1M tokens (fp8 quantization).
Can I self-host GLM 4.5?
Yes — weights are published as zai-org/GLM-4.5 on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.