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Z.ai: GLM 4.6V pricing

GLM-4.6V is a large multimodal model designed for high-fidelity visual understanding and long-context reasoning across images, documents, and mixed media. Z.ai: GLM 4.6V from OpenRouter costs $0.300 per 1M input tokens and $0.900 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.055 per 1M. Context window 131,072 tokens.

API id z-ai/glm-4.6v · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.300
Input / 1M tokens
$0.900
Output / 1M tokens
$0.055
Cached input / 1M
131K
Context window

Z.ai: GLM 4.6V specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
z-ai/glm-4.6v
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
131K tokens
Max output
33K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • vision

GLM-4.6V 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
$0.300$0.050$0.900$1.20—
OpenRouterHostviewing
$0.300$0.055$0.900$1.20—

What Z.ai: GLM 4.6V costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0008
Document summary50,0002,000$0.02
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.48

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 4.6V cost per 1M tokens?
Z.ai: GLM 4.6V costs $0.300 per 1M input tokens and $0.900 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.055 per 1M.
What is Z.ai: GLM 4.6V's context window?
Z.ai: GLM 4.6V accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 32,768 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Z.ai: GLM 4.6V?
Yes. MythoMax 13B is $0.080 per 1M input tokens versus $0.300 for Z.ai: GLM 4.6V, with a 8,192 token context window.
Where does this Z.ai: GLM 4.6V 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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