GLM 4.6 is Z.ai's foundation model with a 202K-token context window for processing extended documents and conversations.
- Strengths
- Handles long-form text and multi-turn interactions across a large context window without losing earlier context.
- Best for
- Tasks requiring understanding of lengthy documents, extended conversations, or complex multi-step reasoning within a single prompt.
- Limitations
- Predated by newer releases—GLM 4.7 arrived shortly after, and Z.ai has since released GLM 5-series models with improved capabilities and reasoning features.
Input / 1M
$0.5
Output / 1M
$2.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.1
Context window
202K
Price history
Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price change
- 30d
- in increased 16.3% out increased 14.9%
- 90d
- in increased 16.3% out increased 14.9%
- 1y
- in increased 16.3% out increased 14.9%
- Since launch
- in increased 16.3% out increased 14.9%
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | $0.5 | $2.00 | $0.1 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 12 Jul 2026 | $0.43 | $1.75 | $0.08 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |
| 11 Jun 2026 | $0.43 | $1.74 | $0.08 | Imported from OpenRouter | openrouter.ai |