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Models โ€บ z-ai โ€บ Z.ai: GLM 4.5

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 โ€” pricing & benchmarks

By z-ai ยท Updated 2026-07-24 ยท step-by-step reasoning

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $2.2 per 1M output tokens, with a 131K context window. It is best suited for step-by-step reasoning, and is available through one OpenAI-compatible Appmo API key.
$0.6Input / 1M
$2.2Output / 1M
131KContext
โ€”Intelligence
โ€”Coding
โ€”GPQA %
โ€”Speed tok/s

What Z.ai: GLM 4.5 is used for

Z.ai: GLM 4.5 is best suited for step-by-step reasoning. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 390 other models โ€” Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request.

Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"z-ai/glm-4.5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Z.ai: GLM 4.5 cost?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $2.2 per 1M output tokens ($1 blended), as of 2026-07-24. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Z.ai: GLM 4.5 best for?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 is best suited for step-by-step reasoning.

How do I use Z.ai: GLM 4.5?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "z-ai/glm-4.5" and one API key โ€” no separate provider account needed.