Parasail
35 indexed models
- Headquarters
United States- Server regions
- N/a
- Model types
- 34 text, 1 embeddings
Same-model provider benchmark
Parasail vs Z.ai: LLM provider comparison
Compare Parasail and Z.ai on 3 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.
Z.ai
11 indexed models
- Headquarters
Singapore- Server regions
- Singapore
- Model types
- 11 text
At a glance
Metric winners
There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.
Shared-model benchmark summary
| Metric | Parasail | Z.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Typical 500-token response | 8.43 s | 26.05 s |
| Typical response start | 0.96 s | 6.19 s |
| Typical output speed | 70.0 tok/s | 25.0 tok/s |
| Blended token price | $2.1778 / 1M | $2.1778 / 1M |
| Typical route uptime | 98.80% | 98.82% |
Visual comparison
Price and performance charts
Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.
Parasail has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 3 measured models.
USD per 1 million tokens using a 1,000-input/500-output mix. Lower is better.
Neither provider has a clear token-price advantage.
| Model | Parasail | Z.ai |
|---|---|---|
 GLM 5.2Winner · Parasail z-ai/glm-5.2 | Parasail
| Z.ai
|
GLM 5.1Winner · Parasail z-ai/glm-5.1 | Parasail
| Z.ai
|
GLM 5Winner · Parasail z-ai/glm-5 | Parasail
| Z.ai
|
A per-model winner combines blended price and estimated 500-token response time with equal proportional weight. Ties and rows missing either measurement receive no badge. Comparison data calculated . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.
Parasail vs Z.ai analysis
How Parasail and Z.ai compare for AI inference
Parasail and Z.ai share 3 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, GLM 5.1, GLM 5. Parasail has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.
Same-model speed evidence
3 shared models currently have complete response-start and output-speed measurements on both providers. The speed comparison uses per-model ratios before taking the median, so naturally faster model catalogs do not improve the result.
Token pricing on one workload
3 shared models have complete input and output prices on both providers. Prices use the same 1,000-input/500-output-token mix and are normalized to one million tokens for readability.
Catalog and deployment differences
Parasail has 35 indexed models and lists no published server regions; Z.ai has 11 models and lists 1 region. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.
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