Best cost/speed trade-off
DeepInfra
deepinfra/fp4$1.8667 / 1M tokens
10.71 s estimated response
Z.ai: GLM 5.1 provider comparison
z-ai/glm-5.1
GLM-5.1 delivers a major leap in coding capability, with particularly significant gains in handling long-horizon tasks. Unlike previous models built around minute-level interactions, GLM-5.1 can work independently and continuously on...
- Endpoints:
- 18
- Context:
- 202.8K
- Input:
- text
- Output:
- text
At a glance
Comparison winners
Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.
Cheapest
StreamLake
streamlake/fp8$1.656 / 1M tokens
$0.002484 for the sample request
Fastest
Friendli
friendli5.46 s estimated response
$2.4 / 1M tokens
Visual comparison
Price and performance charts
Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.
USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.
StreamLake has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.002484.
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.
18 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.
Rank providers by
| Provider / route | Current pricing ↗ | Speed measurements | Endpoint details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider / route | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
13 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route DigitalOcean digitalocean | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
11 parametersinclude_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route GMICloud gmicloud/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
8 parametersinclude_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, reasoning, seed, temperature, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route Chutes chutes/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
15 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Baidu Qianfan baidu/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
13 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p |
| Provider / route Wafer wafer/fp4 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
19 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
17 parametersfrequency_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 |
Provider / route SiliconFlow siliconflow/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
9 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Phala phala | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
18 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route AtlasCloud atlas-cloud/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
17 parametersfrequency_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 |
Provider / route Baseten baseten/fp4 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
13 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route NovitaAI novita/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
13 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Nebius nebius/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
16 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Parasail parasail/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
18 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p |
Provider / route Fireworks fireworks | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
17 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p |
| Provider / route | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
16 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Z.ai z-ai/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
9 parametersinclude_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, response_format, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
| Provider / route Venice venice/fp8 | Current pricing
| Speed measurements
| Endpoint details
13 parametersfrequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, response_format, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p |
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GLM 5.1 deployment guide
How to choose a GLM 5.1 inference provider
GLM 5.1 is indexed here as a text model by Z.ai, with 18 provider endpoints from StreamLake, DigitalOcean, GMICloud, Chutes, Baidu Qianfan, and others. 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. 19 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
StreamLake currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.002484. 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
Friendli currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 5.46 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.