ZH
Zhipu AI
Proprietary
Creator of the GLM model family. Offers LLMs, vision models, image generation (CogView), and video generation (CogVideoX) via an OpenAI-compatible API at z.ai.
Features
OpenAI Compatible
Streaming
Batching
Fine-tuning
Embeddings
Vision
Audio
Function Calling
JSON Mode
Compliance
SOC 2
HIPAA
GDPR
Pricing Model
per token Free tier: GLM-4.7-Flash and GLM-4.5-Flash are free
Details
Founded 2019
HQ Beijing, China
Models 14
API Base
https://open.z.ai/api/v4 Model Catalog (14)
| Model | Type | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context | Speed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CogView-4 Zhipu AI | image gen | $0.010/img | — | — | — | |
| GLM 4.5 Zhipu AI · 106B MoE (12B active) | llm | $0.600 | $2.20 | — | — | |
| GLM 4.5 Air Z.ai | llm | $0.200 | $1.10 | — | — | |
| GLM 4.5V Z.ai | multimodal | $0.600 | $1.80 | — | — | |
| GLM 4.6 Zhipu AI · 355B | llm | $0.600 | $2.20 | — | — | |
| GLM 4.6V Z.ai | multimodal | $0.300 | $0.900 | — | — | |
| GLM 4.7 Zhipu AI | llm | $0.600 | $2.20 | — | — | |
| GLM 5 Zhipu AI · 744B | llm | $1.00 | $3.20 | — | — | |
| GLM 5 Turbo Z.ai | llm | $1.20 | $4.00 | — | — | |
| GLM 5.1 Z.ai · 744B MoE (40B active) | llm | $1.40 | $4.40 | — | — | |
| GLM 5.2 Z.ai | llm | $1.40 | $4.40 | — | — | |
| GLM 5.3 Z.ai | llm | $1.40 | $4.40 | — | — | |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | llm | $0.150 | $0.500 | — | — | |
| GLM 5.3 FlashX Z.ai | llm | $0.370 | $1.25 | — | — |
Zhipu AI API FAQ
Is the Zhipu AI API free?
Yes, Zhipu AI has a free tier: GLM-4.7-Flash and GLM-4.5-Flash are free. Paid usage is billed per model.
What is the cheapest Zhipu AI model?
GLM 5.3 Flash at $0.15 in / $0.50 out per 1M tokens, based on the 14 models we track for Zhipu AI.
How many models does Zhipu AI offer?
We track 14 Zhipu AI models: 11 LLM, 2 multimodal, 1 image generation.
Is the Zhipu AI API OpenAI-compatible?
Yes. Zhipu AI exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so you can use the OpenAI SDKs by changing the base URL and API key.