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glm-4.5-airx pricing
Z.ai charges $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.50 per million output tokens for glm-4.5-airx. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $1.10/ 1M
- Output
- $4.50/ 1M
- Context
- 128Ktokens
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1.10 | $4.50 | — | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.00345 | 100,000 | $345.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.00885 | 100,000 | $885.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.02 | 250,000 | $4,200.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with glm-4.5-airx, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| zai/glm-5 | $0.00278 | 19% |
| zai/glm-4.5 | $0.00178 | 48% |
| openai/gpt-5.4-mini | $0.00293 | 15% |
| databricks/databricks-gpt-5-4-mini | $0.00292 | 15% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Z.ai pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.