GLM 4.5 Air API Pricing
GLM 4.5 Air by Zhipu costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.
Price verified from Zhipu's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $0.20
- Output / 1M
- $1.10
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.03
- Batch discount
- None
- Context window
- 131K tokens
- Released
- June 2025
Pricing note: Z.ai international USD list price. Cached-input storage is free for a limited time.
What GLM 4.5 Air costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $0.43 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $4.25 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $42.50 |
Where to run GLM 4.5 Air
Prices above are Zhipu's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- Zhipu Open PlatformDirect API
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
GLM 4.5 Air pricing FAQ
How much does GLM 4.5 Air cost per million tokens?
GLM 4.5 Air costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, as listed on Zhipu's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does GLM 4.5 Air cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $4.25 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching.
What is the context window of GLM 4.5 Air?
GLM 4.5 Air accepts up to 131,072 tokens of context.
Does GLM 4.5 Air support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.03 per million, 85% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for GLM 4.5 Air?
No batch API price is listed for GLM 4.5 Air.
Where can I use the GLM 4.5 Air API?
GLM 4.5 Air is available through Zhipu Open Platform and OpenRouter.
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