SiliconFlow vs Z.ai: LLM provider comparison

At a glance

Metric winners

There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.

Fastest on shared models

SSiliconFlow

1.26× typical advantage

4 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

SSiliconFlow

$1.5338 / 1M

4 exact models using a 1K-input/500-output mix

Most models available

SSiliconFlow

36 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Model	SiliconFlow	Z.ai
ZA GLM 5.2Winner · SiliconFlow z-ai/glm-5.2	SiliconFlow Blended price $2.232 / 1M 500-token response 20.11 s Response starts 3.44 s Output speed 30.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.96% Context 1M Route siliconflow/fp8	Z.ai Blended price $2.4 / 1M 500-token response 31.19 s Response starts 6.19 s Output speed 20.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.10% Context 1M Route z-ai/fp8
ZA GLM 5.1Winner · SiliconFlow z-ai/glm-5.1	SiliconFlow Blended price $2.04 / 1M 500-token response 14.79 s Response starts 2.29 s Output speed 40.0 tok/s Route uptime 62.07% Context 204.8K Route siliconflow/fp8	Z.ai Blended price $2.4 / 1M 500-token response 25.39 s Response starts 5.39 s Output speed 25.0 tok/s Route uptime 84.80% Context 202.8K Route z-ai/fp8
ZA GLM 5Winner · SiliconFlow z-ai/glm-5	SiliconFlow Blended price $1.4833 / 1M 500-token response 27.28 s Response starts 3.48 s Output speed 21.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.94% Context 204.8K Route siliconflow/fp8	Z.ai Blended price $1.7333 / 1M 500-token response 26.05 s Response starts 8.81 s Output speed 29.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.82% Context 202.8K Route z-ai/fp8
ZA GLM 4.5 AirWinner · SiliconFlow z-ai/glm-4.5-air	SiliconFlow Blended price $0.38 / 1M 500-token response 27.87 s Response starts 1.55 s Output speed 19.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.34% Context 131.1K Route siliconflow/fp8	Z.ai Blended price $0.5 / 1M 500-token response 29.39 s Response starts 4.39 s Output speed 20.0 tok/s Route uptime 72.94% Context 131.1K Route z-ai/fp8

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 Jul 16, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC. Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.