Z.ai — tracked routes and prices
11 access routes across subscriptions, api (per token), coding tools, free / promos. Cheapest verified per-token route: GLM-5.3-Flash at $0.12/M blended. 9 routes verified directly on official pages this pass, 0 via official snapshot, and 2 could not be verified and are labeled UNCERTAIN rather than priced from memory. Snapshot 2026-09-07 (rows accessed 2026-09-07). Rankings live on the cost leaderboard.
| Category | Route | Price (list) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | GLM Coding Plan - Litezai--tool--glm-coding-lite | $18/mo | 2,000 credits per 5-hour cycle / 10,000 weekly; GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash; works with Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode.· Credit-cycle caps | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | GLM Coding Plan - Prozai--tool--glm-coding-pro | not fetched | 12,000 credits per 5-hour / 60,000 weekly. The official checkout is client-gated and the 2026-09-07 Wayback capture of z.ai/subscribe contains zero price strings; docs say only "Starting at just 18 USD per month, with Pro and Max plans". Third-party figures conflict and are unverified - not quoted.· Price not published | srcUNCERTAIN |
| Subscriptions | GLM Coding Plan - Maxzai--tool--glm-coding-max | not fetched | 28,000 credits per 5-hour / 140,000 weekly. Same verification attempts as the Pro row: no official dollar found; third-party figures conflict and are unverified - not quoted.· Price not published | srcUNCERTAIN |
| API (per token) | GLM-5.3 / GLM-5.2 / GLM-5.1zai--api--glm-5-3 | $1.40 in / $4.40 out | Context windows not listed on the pricing page.· Context windows unpublished | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | GLM-5.3-Flashzai--api--glm-5-3-flash | $0.075 in / $0.25 out (promo; list $0.15 / $0.50) | 50% discount with strikethrough list prices shown.· Blend priced at promo $0.075/$0.25 — list-price blend $0.2375/M· Promo ends 2026-09-09 24:00 UTC+8 | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | GLM-5 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 ladderzai--api--glm-5-ladder | $1/$3.2; $0.6/$2.2 (4.7/4.6/4.5) | GLM-4.5-X $2.2/$8.9; GLM-4.5-Air $0.2/$1.1; GLM-4.5-AirX $1.1/$4.5.· Ladder row; models not split | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | GLM-4.7-FlashX / Flash / 4.5-Flashzai--api--glm-flash-free | $0.07/$0.4; Free; Free | Flash variants are zero-priced API models.· Zero-priced tiers | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | GLM-4.6V / 4.5V / GLM-OCR / 4.6V-Flashzai--api--glm-vision | $0.3/$0.9; $0.6/$1.8; $0.03/$0.03; Free | Vision ladder; GLM-4.6V-FlashX $0.04/$0.4.· Ladder row; models not split | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | GLM Coding Plan (tool coverage)zai--tool--glm-coding-plan | $18+ (see category a) | Works with Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode and listed agents; ZCode night promo: unlimited GLM-5.3-Flash 23:00-09:00.· Credit-cycle caps | srcDIRECT |
| Free / promos | Free API modelszai--promo--free-api-models | $0 | GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.5-Flash, GLM-4.6V-Flash priced Free.· Zero-priced models | srcDIRECT |
| Free / promos | Night-owl promo (coding plans)zai--promo--night-owl | $0 within plan window | Unlimited GLM-5.3-Flash in ZCode 23:00-09:00 daily; paid coding-plan users only; doubled quota on other agents off-peak.· Paid-plan requirement· Time-windowed | srcDIRECT |
GLM Coding Plan - Lite
$18/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Credit-cycle caps
GLM Coding Plan - Pro
not fetched
Subscriptions · UNCERTAIN · Price not published
GLM Coding Plan - Max
not fetched
Subscriptions · UNCERTAIN · Price not published
GLM-5.3 / GLM-5.2 / GLM-5.1
$1.40 in / $4.40 out
API (per token) · DIRECT · Context windows unpublished
GLM-5.3-Flash
$0.075 in / $0.25 out (promo; list $0.15 / $0.50)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Blend priced at promo $0.075/$0.25 — list-price blend $0.2375/M
GLM-5 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 ladder
$1/$3.2; $0.6/$2.2 (4.7/4.6/4.5)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Ladder row; models not split
GLM-4.7-FlashX / Flash / 4.5-Flash
$0.07/$0.4; Free; Free
API (per token) · DIRECT · Zero-priced tiers
GLM-4.6V / 4.5V / GLM-OCR / 4.6V-Flash
$0.3/$0.9; $0.6/$1.8; $0.03/$0.03; Free
API (per token) · DIRECT · Ladder row; models not split
GLM Coding Plan (tool coverage)
$18+ (see category a)
Coding tools · DIRECT · Credit-cycle caps
Free API models
$0
Free / promos · DIRECT · Zero-priced models
Night-owl promo (coding plans)
$0 within plan window
Free / promos · DIRECT · Paid-plan requirement
Route economics at a glance
Assembled from the verified rows above — no new data. Each figure links its official source and carries the date it was read.
| Cheapest paid subscription | $18/mo | GLM Coding Plan - Lite | src 2026-09-07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free / promo routes | 1 | 1 sold by Z.ai (Free API models). | |
| API per-token range (blended) | $0.119–$2.15/M | Across 5 priced API routes; blended = (3 x input + output) / 4 — see methodology. | |
| Batch / off-peak discounts | 0 | None published on tracked routes. | |
| Published overage terms | 0 of 4 routes | Checked — no per-unit figure published on tracked routes. | |
Cited intelligence scores
Quoted from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3, accessed 2026-09-07 — not measured by us. Each value links its exact AA source row. Artificial Analysis scores every reasoning-effort variant separately; we quote the named variant shown. An asterisk marks scores AA itself flags as estimates.
GLM-5.3 (max) — 44
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (max) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as GLM-5.3 / GLM-5.2 / GLM-5.1
GLM-5.3-Flash — 42
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as GLM-5.3-Flash
GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning) — 15*
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (Non-reasoning) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as GLM-4.7-FlashX / Flash / 4.5-Flash
Sources & methods
Snapshot 2026-09-07 (per-datum access dates at right; a few rows rest on dated official snapshots — see notes). Every price above links its official source in the routes table; every score above links its AA source row. Below, each datum's source and access date, in full. Method: methodology.
| Datum | Source | Accessed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM Coding Plan - LiteSubscriptions · $18/mo | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM Coding Plan - ProSubscriptions · not fetched | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | UNCERTAIN |
| GLM Coding Plan - MaxSubscriptions · not fetched | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | UNCERTAIN |
| GLM-5.3 / GLM-5.2 / GLM-5.1API (per token) · $1.40 in / $4.40 out | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM-5.3-FlashAPI (per token) · $0.075 in / $0.25 out (promo; list $0.15 / $0.50) | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM-5 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 ladderAPI (per token) · $1/$3.2; $0.6/$2.2 (4.7/4.6/4.5) | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX / Flash / 4.5-FlashAPI (per token) · $0.07/$0.4; Free; Free | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM-4.6V / 4.5V / GLM-OCR / 4.6V-FlashAPI (per token) · $0.3/$0.9; $0.6/$1.8; $0.03/$0.03; Free | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM Coding Plan (tool coverage)Coding tools · $18+ (see category a) | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Free API modelsFree / promos · $0 | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Night-owl promo (coding plans)Free / promos · $0 within plan window | docs.z.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| GLM-5.3 (max) — II v4.3: 44Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| GLM-5.3-Flash — II v4.3: 42Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| GLM-4.6 (Non-reasoning) — II v4.3: 15*Quoted score, not measured by us; AA-marked estimate | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |