Z.aiopen weightsGLM 4.6V pricing
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $0.90 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.16¢ per chat answer and 0.55¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What GLM 4.6V costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (GLM 5.3 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.16¢$1.62 / 1,000 | 48 in · 391 out · 1,391 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.03¢$0.31 / 1,000 | 265 in · 234 out · 24 reasoning | 81 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.62¢$6.25 / 1,000 | 62 in · 2,174 out · 4,749 reasoning | 150 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.64¢$6.42 / 1,000 | 289 in · 1,101 out · 5,940 reasoning | 175 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.95¢$9.54 / 1,000 | 1,330 in · 1,394 out · 8,761 reasoning | 183 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.09¢$0.94 / 1,000 | 730 in · 642 out · 155 reasoning | 88 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.55¢$5.53 / 1,000 | 12,995 in · 544 out · 1,270 reasoning | 140 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.10¢$1.05 / 1,000 | 391 in · 455 out · 576 reasoning | 104 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.6¢$15.87 / 1,000 | 4,900 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 135 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.29¢$2.89 / 1,000 | 3,714 in · 274 out · 1,697 reasoning | 129 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.75¢$7.45 / 1,000 | 1,281 in · 441 out · 7,411 reasoning | 181 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.6¢$15.76 / 1,000 | 4,532 in · 2 out · 15,998 reasoning | 188 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.15¢$1.47 / 1,000 | 128 in · 473 out · 1,123 reasoning | 132 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 18¢$183 / 1,000 | 2,239,737 in · 15,014 out · 28,800 reasoning | 88 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving GLM 4.6V through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Novitabf16 | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.055 | 131K | 100% |
Z.AIfp8 | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.05 | 131K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Dec 9, 2025 at $0.30 input / $0.90 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does GLM 4.6V cost?
GLM 4.6V costs $0.30 per 1 million input tokens and $0.90 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.055 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.16¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.55¢.
Where is GLM 4.6V cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Novita: $0.30 input and $0.90 output per 1M tokens.
Is the GLM 4.6V cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: GLM 4.6V was not run directly. Tokens come from GLM 5.3 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Z.ai. Real usage can differ.