Z.AI: GLM-4.6

Name: GLM-4.6 API
Brand: Zai

stable

GLM-4.6 is available through Everstack's OpenAI-compatible gateway with routing, fallback, retries, and observability.

glm-4.6glmreleased Sep 30, 2025

Provider Quick start

Context

204.8K

tokens

Max output

131.1K

tokens

Input

$0.60

per 1M

Output

$2.20

per 1M

Activity

Daily period usage

Aggregated managed Everstack traffic. Buckets below 5 tenants or 100 requests are withheld.

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ProviderContextInput /MOutput /M

Z.AI

204.8K$0.60$2.20

Pricing

Item	Price	Unit
Input	$0.60	per 1M tokens
Output	$2.20	per 1M tokens
Cache read	$0.11	per 1M tokens
Cache write	-	per 1M tokens

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Details

Model ID: glm-4.6
Family: glm
Status: stable
Knowledge: Apr 1, 2025
Released: Sep 30, 2025

Gateway Config

API: 2024-01-01
Auth: ZHIPU_API_KEY
Discovery: static
Provider type: static

Quick Start

index.ts

import Everstack from "@everstack/node";const client = new Everstack({  apiKey: process.env.EVERSTACK_API_KEY!,  baseUrl: "https://{instance}.{region}.everstack.ai",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({  model: "@zai/glm-4.6",  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain vector cache routing." }],});console.log(completion.choices[0]?.message?.content);

Endpoint

Base URL

https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4

Chat completions

https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/chat/completions

Model

glm-4.6

Auth env

ZHIPU_API_KEY

GLM-4.6 FAQ

How much does the GLM-4.6 API cost?

Through Z.AI, GLM-4.6 costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window of GLM-4.6?

GLM-4.6 accepts up to 204.8K tokens of context and returns up to 131.1K output tokens on Z.AI.

What can GLM-4.6 do?

GLM-4.6 supports chat, function calling and reasoning. It accepts text input.

How do I call GLM-4.6 through Everstack?

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at your Everstack gateway and set the model to @zai/glm-4.6. Everstack adds retries, provider fallback, caching, per-tenant budgets and OpenTelemetry traces for every request.