Zhipu AI GLM
Listed at https://open.bigmodel.cn
Overall Rank #10 ⭐ Consider
✅ Direct access in China | 🇨🇳 China Direct
💰 Token Pricing
| Type | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Input | GLM-4-Plus: ¥50/M, GLM-4-Air: ¥0.5/M, GLM-4-Flash: ¥0/M（免费） | per million tokens |
| Output | GLM-4-Plus: ¥50/M, GLM-4-Air: ¥0.5/M, GLM-4-Flash: ¥0/M（免费） | per million tokens |
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🤖 Supported Models (7)
GLM-4-PlusGLM-4-AirGLM-4-AirXGLM-4-FlashGLM-4-0520CogView-3CogVideoX
✨ Pros
- ✓GLM-4-Flash completely free, ideal for high-volume light calls
- ✓CogView-3 image generation + CogVideoX video generation
- ✓Diverse model types (text+image+video)
- ✓GLM-4-Plus performance approaching GPT-4 level
- ✓Direct China access, stable and reliable
- ✓Well-known open-source (ChatGLM) community presence
⚠️ Cons
- ×GLM-4-Plus extremely expensive (¥50/M tokens)
- ×English capabilities behind DeepSeek/Qwen
- ×Multimodal model API documentation immature
- ×Free Flash model has usage limits
- ×Low international brand recognition
🎯 Best For
China-based app development; GLM-4-Flash free tier for low-cost prototyping; multimodal needs (text+image+video)