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GLM (Z.ai) API pricing

Free planFor technical teams

GLM (Z.ai) has a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/mo on GLM Coding Plan - Lite. Checked Nov 10, 2026 against the official pricing page.

Z.ai's GLM models with a fixed-price coding plan that drops into Claude Code, Cline, and OpenCode.

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Our take

Score 4 out of 5How we score

Z.ai's GLM models are some of the cheapest capable models you can buy, and the fixed-price GLM Coding Plan drops straight into Claude Code, Cline and OpenCode. For a developer on a budget it is one of the best-value coding setups available; for non-technical users it is the wrong kind of product.

Plans and prices

Cached input storage listed as 'Limited-time Free' across all text/vision models
GLM (Z.ai) plans, checked Nov 10, 2026. Official pricing page Prices are indicative and may change. Always confirm on the provider's site.
PlanPriceWhat you get
GLM-5.3Usage-based$1.40 input/$0.26 cached/$4.40 output
GLM-5.3-FlashUsage-based$0.15/$0.03/$0.50; MIT-licensed, 320B/18B MoE, 1M context
  • Open weight
  • Multimodal
GLM-5.3-FlashXUsage-based$0.37/$0.075/$1.25
GLM-5.3-FlashX-LegalUsage-based$0.37/$0.075/$1.25, legal-domain specialized
GLM-5Usage-based$1.00/$0.20/$3.20
GLM-4.7Usage-based$0.60/$0.11/$2.20
GLM-4.5-AirUsage-based$0.20/$0.03/$1.10
GLM-4.7-FlashFreeFree
GLM-4.5-FlashFreeFree
GLM-4.6VUsage-based$0.30/$0.05/$0.90, vision
  • Vision
GLM-OCRUsage-based~$0.03 flat per 1M, OCR-specialized
  • OCR
GLM Coding Plan - LiteOur pick$18/moor $151/yr~10K credits/week; annual ~30% off
GLM Coding Plan - Pro$80/moor $672/yr~60K credits/week; annual ~30% off
GLM Coding Plan - Max$168/moor $1,411/yr~140K credits/week; annual ~30% off
GLM-5.2Usage-based$1.40 input / $0.26 cached input / $4.40 output

None

GLM-5.1Usage-based$1.40 input / $0.26 cached input / $4.40 output

None

GLM-4.7-FlashXUsage-based$0.07 input / $0.01 cached input / $0.40 output

None

GLM-4.5-XUsage-based$2.20 input / $0.45 cached input / $8.90 output

None

GLM-4.6V-FlashXUsage-based$0.04 input / $0.004 cached input / $0.40 output (vision)

Vision

  • Vision
GLM-4.6Usage-based$0.60 input / $0.11 cached input / $2.20 output

Usage-based, per 1M tokens

  • Text generation
  • General purpose
GLM-4.5Usage-based$0.60 input / $0.11 cached input / $2.20 output

Usage-based, per 1M tokens

  • Text generation
  • General purpose
GLM-4.5-AirXUsage-based$1.10 input / $0.22 cached input / $4.50 output

Usage-based, per 1M tokens

  • Text generation
  • Faster Air variant
GLM-4-32B-0414-128KUsage-based$0.10 input / $0.10 output

128K context, usage-based

  • Legacy/budget text model
GLM-4.6V-FlashFreeFree (vision)

Free

  • Vision/multimodal
GLM-4.5VUsage-based$0.60 input / $0.11 cached input / $1.80 output (vision)

Usage-based, per 1M tokens

  • Vision/multimodal
GLM-ASR-2512Usage-based$0.03 per 1M tokens (~$0.0024/min audio)

Audio/ASR specialized

  • Speech recognition

Pick this tier: GLM Coding Plan - Lite

Lite is enough for a developer using GLM as the model behind a coding agent. Move to Pro when you run out of weekly credits.

What works

  • Low per-token prices, with free Flash models for light work
  • Fixed-price Coding Plan works inside Claude Code, Cline and OpenCode
  • Off-peak calls use half the Coding Plan points
  • Open-weight releases under an MIT license

What to watch

  • Built for developers; there is no consumer chat app in this plan
  • Coding Plan quotas are counted in weekly credits, not requests
  • The newest flagship model was not yet on the pricing page when last checked, only on the Coding Plan

Skip it if

  • You are not technical
  • Your data cannot be sent to a model provider based outside your region
  • You want a single all-in-one assistant subscription

Best for

Improve coding / developmentReduce software costs

Works with

GitHub

GLM (Z.ai) pricing questions

How much does GLM (Z.ai) cost in 2026?
GLM (Z.ai) has a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/mo on GLM Coding Plan - Lite. Checked Nov 10, 2026 against the official pricing page.
What is the GLM Coding Plan?
A fixed monthly subscription from Z.ai that gives a weekly credit quota for GLM models inside coding tools such as Claude Code, Cline and OpenCode, instead of paying per token.
Are any GLM models free?
Yes. Z.ai lists some Flash models as free, and other models are billed per token.

Reviewed Sep 11, 2026 by the Dapols team. Report a price change

Our evidence on this tool

Catalog status
Recommended — can be a primary pick in a plan
Price last checked
Nov 10, 2026
Evidence confidence
Medium — verified, but the vendor changes plans often

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