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Z.ai: GLM 4.5V pricing

GLM-4.5V is a vision-language foundation model for multimodal agent applications. Built on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture with 106B parameters and 12B activated parameters, it achieves state-of-the-art results in video… Z.ai: GLM 4.5V from OpenRouter costs $0.600 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.110 per 1M. Context window 65,536 tokens.

API id z-ai/glm-4.5v · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.600
Input / 1M tokens
$1.80
Output / 1M tokens
$0.110
Cached input / 1M
66K
Context window

Z.ai: GLM 4.5V specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
z-ai/glm-4.5v
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
66K tokens
Max output
16K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • vision

GLM-4.5V across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

ProviderInput /1MCached /1MOutput /1M1M in + 1M outvs vendor
Zhipu AI (GLM)VendorCheapest
$0.600$0.110$1.80$2.40—
OpenRouterHostviewing
$0.600$0.110$1.80$2.40—

What Z.ai: GLM 4.5V costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0015
Document summary50,0002,000$0.03
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.96

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does Z.ai: GLM 4.5V cost per 1M tokens?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5V costs $0.600 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.110 per 1M.
What is Z.ai: GLM 4.5V's context window?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5V accepts up to 65,536 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,384 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Z.ai: GLM 4.5V?
Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.600 for Z.ai: GLM 4.5V, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Z.ai: GLM 4.5V price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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