Z Ai model

GLM-5

GLM-5 is a Z Ai model listed in the NextModel catalogue for General chat via Z Ai, API workloads workloads. Its listed price is Starting at $0.58 / 1M tokens input and $2.58 / 1M tokens output, with a 198k token context window.

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Z AiPlatform curatedCatalog
Input priceStarting at $0.58 / 1M tokens
Output price$2.58 / 1M tokens
Context length198k tokens
Max output8.2k tokens
Input lengthInput / 1MOutput / 1MCache hit / 1M
≤ 32k$0.58$2.58$0.12
32k - 200k$0.86$3.16$0.18

What is GLM-5 in NextModel?

GLM-5 is a Z Ai model listed in the NextModel catalogue for General chat via Z Ai, API workloads workloads. Its listed price is Starting at $0.58 / 1M tokens input and $2.58 / 1M tokens output, with a 198k token context window.

GLM-5 via NextModel: 198k-token context; Starting at $0.58 / 1M tokens in / $2.58 / 1M tokens out per 1M tokens. Capabilities: streaming, tool, json.

Best use cases

  • General chat via Z Ai
  • API workloads

OpenAI-compatible code example

request.sh
curl https://api.nextmodel.app/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEXTMODEL_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"z-ai/glm-5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Reply with OK."}]}'

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Kimi-K2.5 via NextModel: 256k-token context; $0.58 / 1M tokens in / $3.02 / 1M tokens out per 1M tokens. Capabilities: streaming, tool, json.

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