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Z.ai · GLM-5.2

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Official cash prices · Lowest 13 · median 13 · highest 13 · 1 quotes CNY / per million tokens

Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 1.07 · median 2.15 · highest 2.15 · 3 quotes USD / per million tokens

Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 13 · median 13 · highest 13 · 1 quotes CNY / per million tokens

Relay USD credit prices · Lowest 0.285 · median 7.8 · highest 562.5 · 296 quotes USD / per million tokens, site credit

Relay CNY credit prices · Lowest 0.000013 · median 6.84 · highest 92.3 · 133 quotes CNY / per million tokens, site credit

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Unit: USD credits per request. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.

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sites have comparable prices295502 sites list this model; approximately 17 operators on this board
Lowest price per request0.004USD credits / request
Median of each provider’s lowest price0.15USD credits / request
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24max.openai365.topAsk or discussCollected:
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Per-use/weekly/monthly card [machine translation]Original: 次/周/月咔
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14Full prices and sources
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glm
glm
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20Full prices and sources
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default
Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组

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0.015Full prices and sources
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Perk group, cheap but unstable, mixed with nvdia; switch to default when unavailable (5rpm/min) [machine translation]Original: 福利分组,便宜但不稳定,掺了nvdia,不可用时切到default(5rpm/min)

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0.03Full prices and sources
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svip

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Chinese models preferred-0.02 [machine translation]Group on site: 国模优选-0.02

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0.02Full prices and sources
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These are special editions of the model (thinking, max, search, batch, long context, free, etc.). They are priced differently from the base model, so they are listed separately and not ranked. Names that only add an effort level such as low, high or nothinking are compared with the base model.

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How this ranking works

All per-request prices: 21,074 prices from 649 sites (about 565 companies). 19,415 are ranked, from 634 sites (about 551 companies); 1,659 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-17.

This model has 66 per-request prices; 48 can be compared directly (43 ranked, 5 listed separately). Not comparable yet: display unit not confirmed 16, price not parsed yet 2

30 recent · 1 stale (older than 10 days, or not updated by this refresh) · 0 unverified timestamps. Minimum and median only count recent paid prices; older prices stay in the table. 0 zero values are separately unverified, without proof of free eligibility.

Per-request price = model price × group ratio, converted to site credits with the site’s own unit. Prices per second or per image are listed separately.

Prices are converted to site credits using each site’s published ratio and display multiplier. What you actually pay depends on its top-up rate. Several sites run by the same company take one place in the ranking: its cheapest plan, with the other sites listed under it. We judge “same company” by identical prices, status pages or homepage code; this is not a legal finding. To see every site’s prices, choose “All plans” or filter by provider.

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FAQ

Which API is cheapest for Z.ai · GLM-5.2?

ainzy.net, group "chinese-model-3", 0.285 USD credit per million total tokens, observed 2026-10-16. 295 sites have comparable prices.

What is the official price for Z.ai · GLM-5.2?

Input 8, output 28 CNY per million tokens, checked 2026-10-17. Lowest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 0.62, output 2.42 USD per million tokens.

How do I use Z.ai · GLM-5.2 in Claude Code or Codex?

Install Grandet Skill, then say "Connect the cheapest Z.ai · GLM-5.2 API to Claude Code for me". Install Skill →