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Z.ai: GLM 4.6 provider comparison

z-ai/glm-4.6

Compared with GLM-4.5, this generation brings several key improvements: Longer context window: The context window has been expanded from 128K to 200K tokens, enabling the model to handle more complex...

Endpoints:
5
Context:
202.8K
Input:
text
Output:
text
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At a glance

Comparison winners

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.

Best cost/speed trade-off

DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4

$1 / 1M tokens

22.40 s estimated response

Cheapest

Venicevenice/fp4

$0.87 / 1M tokens

$0.001305 for the sample request

Fastest

NovitaAInovita/bf16

12.98 s estimated response

$1.1 / 1M tokens

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.

Effective price by endpoint

USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.

Venice has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.001305.

Estimated cost vs. response time

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.

5 providers have complete pricing and speed data. DeepInfra is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.

Server-rendered comparison

Provider endpoints

Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.

Endpoint comparison for Z.ai: GLM 4.6
Provider / routeCurrent pricing ↗Speed measurementsEndpoint details
Provider / route
Venicevenice/fp4
Cheapest
Current pricing
Input price
$0.43 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.75 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.001305
Speed measurements
500-token response
42.92 s
Response starts
1.25 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
97.81%
Context
198K
Model format
fp4
Max output
16.4K
13 parameters

frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Best cost/speed trade-off
Current pricing
Input price
$0.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0015
Speed measurements
500-token response
22.40 s
Response starts
0.66 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
99.62%
Context
202.8K
Model format
fp4
Max output
131.1K
16 parameters

frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/bf16
Fastest
Current pricing
Input price
$0.55 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.00165
Speed measurements
500-token response
12.98 s
Response starts
1.35 s
Output speed
43.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
97.93%
Context
204.8K
Model format
bf16
Max output
131.1K
14 parameters

frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
Z.aiz-ai/fp4
Current pricing
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0017
Speed measurements
500-token response
20.08 s
Response starts
3.41 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
89.91%
Context
202.8K
Model format
fp4
Max output
131.1K
8 parameters

include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/fp8
Current pricing
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0017
Speed measurements
500-token response
39.95 s
Response starts
1.49 s
Output speed
13.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
202.8K
Model format
fp8
Max output
202.8K
17 parameters

frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

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GLM 4.6 deployment guide

How to choose a GLM 4.6 inference provider

GLM 4.6 is indexed here as a text model by Z.ai, with 5 provider endpoints from Venice, DeepInfra, NovitaAI, Z.ai, AtlasCloud. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.

Match the endpoint to the workload

The model publishes a 202.8K-token context window. It accepts text input and returns text output. 17 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.

Compare the real request economics

Venice currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.001305. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.

Balance response start and generation speed

NovitaAI currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 12.98 seconds. DeepInfra is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.