GLM 4 Plus
Z.AI · → text
Input$8 /M
Output$8 /M
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Grok 4.5
GLM 4 Plus vs Grok 4.5
Compare GLM 4 Plus from Z.AI and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
Input$2 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
GLM 4 Plus
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$8
$2
Output /M
$8
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
1.2 s
4.4 s
Throughput
9.7 tok/s
34.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
glm-4-plusgrok-4.5
Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
glm-4-plusgrok-4.5
Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
glm-4-plusgrok-4.5
1260134014201500
Overall
13191471
Coding
13531523
Math
12871479
Hard prompts
13191495
Instruction following
13011466
Multi-turn
13141476
Creative writing
12901451
Longer query
13251487
Chinese
13421512
English
13261476
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
GLM 4 Plus
$600 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: GLM 4 Plus, Grok 4.5?
Grok 4.5: $6/M output tokens; GLM 4 Plus: $8/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; GLM 4 Plus: 1353 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
GLM 4 Plus: 1.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Grok 4.5 at 34.2 tok/s and GLM 4 Plus at 9.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
Can I call GLM 4 Plus and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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