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GLM 4.6
Compared with GLM-4.5, this generation brings several key improvements: Longer context window: The context window has been expanded from 128K to 200K tokens, enabling the model to handle more complex...
1pricing route
What published route metadata supports
CachingHugging FaceReasoningStructured outputTool use
Input modalities
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Supported API parameters
frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoninglogit_biasmax_tokensmin_ppresence_penaltyreasoningrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_p
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateNot independently verified
Knowledge cutoffNot independently verified
Open weightsNot independently verified
OpenRouter catalog date2025-09-30
LLMPrice does not infer a release date, knowledge cutoff, or open-weight status from a model name, Hugging Face link, or pricing route.
Could this workload cost less?Compare GLM 4.6 with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterStandard | z-ai/glm-4.6 | $0.43 | $0.08 | $1.75 | 205K | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Hugging Face references
Presence of a Hugging Face ID is not treated as proof that model weights are open.
5 verified price changes since Aug 26, 2026
0 route availability changes recorded. No earlier prices are inferred.
Input / 1M$0.43Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 9, 2026
Output / 1M$1.75Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 9, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.55 → $0.43 · Cached input $0.11 → $0.08 · Output $2.2 → $1.75
- Sep 8, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.43 → $0.55 · Cached input $0.08 → $0.11 · Output $1.75 → $2.2
- Sep 7, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.55 → $0.43 · Cached input $0.11 → $0.08 · Output $2.2 → $1.75
- Sep 3, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.43 → $0.55 · Cached input $0.08 → $0.11 · Output $1.75 → $2.2
- Aug 27, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.5 → $0.43 · Cached input $0.1 → $0.08 · Output $2 → $1.75