// Zhipu (Z.ai)
GLM-4.6V
A Zhipu (Z.ai) model. 2 prices across 2 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- ¥1 / ¥3
- Lowest (official)
- ¥1 / ¥3
- Context
- 131K
- AA index
- 8.4
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Zhipu (Z.ai) |
|---|---|
| Context window | 131K (131,072 tokens) |
| Max output | 33K |
| Input | Text · Image |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · MIT · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 108B (from weight files) |
| Released | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Model IDs | glm-4.6v · z-ai/glm-4.6v |
02Prices on 2 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY | Official 10-10 | ¥1 | ¥3 | — | 0.224 | 131K | Batch −50%Batch -50% |
| Novita · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.3 | $0.9 | $0.055 | 0.45 | 131K | Novita price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against Novita's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY
Official - Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
Novita - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexGLM-4.6V (Non-reasoning)
- 8.4
- Output speed (median)
- 71 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 3.9s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 37.3
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1379 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena Vision | 1162 | official | 2026-10-02 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Zhipu (Z.ai)
FAQ
How much does the GLM-4.6V API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥1 / ¥3 per 1M input / output tokens (checked 2026-10-10).
What is the context window of GLM-4.6V?
131K tokens of context, up to 33K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is GLM-4.6V open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (zai-org/GLM-4.6V). Licence: MIT.