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Same-model provider benchmark

StreamLake vs Z.ai: LLM provider comparison

Compare StreamLake and Z.ai on 4 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

StreamLake

20 indexed models

Headquarters
China
Server regions
N/a
Model types
20 text

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.

Fastest on shared models

1.35× typical advantage

4 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.3138 / 1M

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

Most models available

20 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricStreamLakeZ.ai
Typical 500-token response22.84 s28.62 s
Typical response start2.41 s5.79 s
Typical output speed25.0 tok/s22.5 tok/s
Blended token price$1.3138 / 1M$1.9167 / 1M
Typical route uptime98.12%91.81%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

StreamLakeZ.ai
500-token response by shared model

Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.

StreamLake has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 4 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

USD per 1 million tokens using a 1,000-input/500-output mix. Lower is better.

StreamLake has the lower typical price ratio across 4 priced shared models.

Shared text models

4 exact models · newest first

ModelStreamLakeZ.ai
GLM 5.2Winner · StreamLake

z-ai/glm-5.2

StreamLake
Blended price
$1.6524 / 1M
500-token response
20.26 s
Response starts
2.40 s
Output speed
28.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.81%
Context
1M
Route
streamlake/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
GLM 5.1Winner · StreamLake

z-ai/glm-5.1

StreamLake
Blended price
$1.656 / 1M
500-token response
25.14 s
Response starts
2.42 s
Output speed
22.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.76%
Context
200K
Route
streamlake/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
GLM 5Winner · StreamLake

z-ai/glm-5

StreamLake
Blended price
$1.04 / 1M
500-token response
20.53 s
Response starts
3.87 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.48%
Context
198K
Route
streamlake/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
GLM 4.7Winner · StreamLake

z-ai/glm-4.7

StreamLake
Blended price
$0.9067 / 1M
500-token response
26.91 s
Response starts
1.91 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
78.91%
Context
200K
Route
streamlake/fp8
Z.ai
Blended price
$1.1333 / 1M
500-token response
38.58 s
Response starts
5.25 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
75.82%
Context
202.8K
Route
z-ai/fp4

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.

StreamLake vs Z.ai analysis

How StreamLake and Z.ai compare for AI inference

StreamLake and Z.ai share 4 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, GLM 5.1, GLM 5, GLM 4.7. StreamLake has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

4 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

4 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

StreamLake has 20 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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