Provider · Founded 2019 · Beijing, China

Zhipu AI: models, pricing and benchmarks

Tsinghua-affiliated lab behind the GLM family.

Models

in this index

Avg input

$3.21

per 1M tokens

Avg output

$14.64

per 1M tokens

Open weights

models

Best model

glm-4-6-instruct

by average score

Website

Visit

https://zhipuai.cn

All Zhipu AI models

Sorted by average benchmark score. Prices are per million tokens and context is measured in tokens.

#	Model	Provider	Context	Input / 1M	Avg score
1	GLM-4.6 Instruct	Zhipu AI	1000000	$5.15	80.4
2	GLM-4.6	Zhipu AI	128000	$5.10	80.2
3	GLM-4.6 Chat	Zhipu AI	400000	$4.89	79.8
4	GLM-4.5 Instruct	Zhipu AI	200000	$4.70	78.8
5	GLM-4.6 Base	Zhipu AI	128000	$4.53	78.5
6	GLM-4.5 Chat	Zhipu AI	65536	$4.53	78.3
7	GLM-4.5	Zhipu AI	200000	$4.55	78.2
8	GLM-4.5 Base	Zhipu AI	32768	$3.99	74.9
9	GLM-4.6 8B	Zhipu AI	8192	$1.69	63.1
10	GLM-4.6 7B	Zhipu AI	16384	$1.52	61.8
11	GLM-4.5 8B	Zhipu AI	32768	$1.46	61.3
12	GLM-4.5 7B	Zhipu AI	8192	$1.32	60.2
13	GLM-4.6 1.5B	Zhipu AI	4096	$0.92	54.7
14	GLM-4.5 1.5B	Zhipu AI	16384	$0.65	53.3

Best Zhipu AI models

multimodal

GLM-4.6 Instruct

GLM-4.6 Instruct is a multimodal model from Zhipu AI. It offers a 1,000,000-token context window, costs $5.15 per million input tokens and $24.32 per million output tokens, and averages 80.4 across the index's benchmark suite.

$5.15 in · 1,000,000 context · 80.4 avg multimodal

GLM-4.6

GLM-4.6 is a multimodal model from Zhipu AI. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $5.10 per million input tokens and $18.45 per million output tokens, and averages 80.2 across the index's benchmark suite.

$5.10 in · 128,000 context · 80.2 avg multimodal

GLM-4.6 Chat

GLM-4.6 Chat is a multimodal model from Zhipu AI. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $4.89 per million input tokens and $21.46 per million output tokens, and averages 79.8 across the index's benchmark suite.

$4.89 in · 400,000 context · 79.8 avg multimodal

GLM-4.5 Instruct

GLM-4.5 Instruct is a multimodal model from Zhipu AI. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $4.70 per million input tokens and $22.79 per million output tokens, and averages 78.8 across the index's benchmark suite.

$4.70 in · 200,000 context · 78.8 avg multimodal

GLM-4.6 Base

GLM-4.6 Base is a multimodal model from Zhipu AI. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $4.53 per million input tokens and $20.43 per million output tokens, and averages 78.5 across the index's benchmark suite.

$4.53 in · 128,000 context · 78.5 avg

How Zhipu AI fits

Zhipu AI has 14 models in the index, of which 14 are open weights. The average input price across the lineup is $3.21 per million tokens, and the average output price is $14.64 per million tokens. The strongest model by average benchmark score is glm-4-6-instruct.

Use the table above to compare individual models, or open a model page for its full benchmark breakdown. If you are choosing between providers, start with the comparison pages and then check context limits and licence terms.

FAQ

How many Zhipu AI models are in the index?

Zhipu AI has 14 models in this index, of which 14 are open weights.

What is the cheapest Zhipu AI model?

GLM-4.5 1.5B is the cheapest Zhipu AI model by input price at $0.65 per million tokens.

What is the best Zhipu AI model?

GLM-4.6 Instruct has the highest average benchmark score in the Zhipu AI lineup at 80.4.

Are Zhipu AI models open weights?

14 of the 14 Zhipu AI models in this index are open weights. The rest are proprietary.

Where is Zhipu AI based?

Zhipu AI was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.