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GLM 4.6 price increase: output $2.00 → $2.20 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 4.6 changed its list price between Oct 11, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026: input $0.50 → $0.55 and output $2.00 → $2.20 per 1M tokens (+10%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.36¢ | 0.39¢ | $3.59 → $3.95 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.06¢ | 0.07¢ | $0.65 → $0.71 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 1.4¢ | 1.5¢ | $13.88 → $15.26 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 1.4¢ | 1.6¢ | $14.23 → $15.65 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.1¢ | 2.3¢ | $20.98 → $23.07 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.20¢ | 0.22¢ | $1.96 → $2.15 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.0¢ | 1.1¢ | $10.13 → $11.14 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.23¢ | 0.25¢ | $2.26 → $2.48 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 3.4¢ | 3.8¢ | $34.45 → $37.89 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.58¢ | 0.64¢ | $5.80 → $6.38 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.6¢ | 1.8¢ | $16.34 → $17.98 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 3.4¢ | 3.8¢ | $34.27 → $37.69 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.33¢ | 0.36¢ | $3.26 → $3.58 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.21 | $1.33 | $1,207 → $1,328 |