GLM 4.6 pricing and routing profile
GLM 4.6 from Z.ai lists at $0.43 per million input tokens and $1.75 per million output tokens, with a 204,800-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputReasoning control
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $0.276 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $1.56 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $4.32 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Not as a first-answer model through OpenRouter: no host returns token log probabilities for GLM 4.6. It can still be the model Gimbix falls back to when a cheaper model is unsure.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below GLM 4.6 that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Plus | $0.32 / $1.28 | 26% |
| Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | $0.26 / $1.56 | 27% |
| GLM 5.3 | $0.33 / $1.20 | 27% |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | $0.30 / $1.20 | 31% |
| MiniMax M3 | $0.30 / $1.20 | 31% |
| MiniMax M2.7 | $0.30 / $1.20 | 31% |
Questions
How much does GLM 4.6 cost?
GLM 4.6 lists at $0.43 per million input tokens and $1.75 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $1.56 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of GLM 4.6?
204,800 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace GLM 4.6?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match GLM 4.6 on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.