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GLM Zero Preview vs Grok 4.5

Compare GLM Zero Preview 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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Z.AI logo
GLM Zero Preview
Z.AI · → text

Simply put, it is the intelligent enhanced version of O1.

Input$2 /M
Output$2 /M
Grok logo
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 Zero Preview
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$2
$2
Output /M
$2
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
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500,000
Max output
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500,000
Time to First Token
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4.4 s
Throughput
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34.2 tok/s
Modalities
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Supported Parameters
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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.

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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.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GLM Zero Preview
$150 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM Zero Preview, Grok 4.5?

GLM Zero Preview: $2/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Can I call GLM Zero Preview 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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