Grok 4.5 vs GLM-5.2 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·41 quotes

As of : Grok 4.5 has an official price of $2.0000/1M tokens; the other has no official direct pricing yet. Via relay providers, the lowest Grok 4.5 rate is $0.0276 (Qingfengge API) and GLM-5.2 is $0.0444 (dddAI). Context windows: Grok 4.5 500K, GLM-5.2 1049K. Grok 4.5 supports image input. 41 provider quotes tracked (Grok 4.5: 20, GLM-5.2: 21), updated daily.
⚠️ These models are in different performance tiers (Frontier vs Mid-tier). The price gap may reflect a capability difference rather than a value difference. Consider comparing models within the same tier.
Grok 4.5Frontier
Official
$2.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0276
/ 1M tokens
20 providers · 500K Context · 👁 Vision
GLM-5.2Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0444
/ 1M tokens
21 providers · 1049K Context
At the best relay price, Grok 4.5 is ~38% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Grok 4.5GLM-5.2
Official input / 1M tokens$2.0000—
Official output / 1M tokens$6.0000—
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0276 ✓$0.0444
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0828 ✓$0.1396
providers2021
Context500K1049K
Vision✓—

Grok 4.5 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
xAI (Grok)Official🌐VisaMC👁Live
$2.0000
Relay / Aggregator
Qingfengge APIRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信对公⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0276
Zhiyuan AIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0331
ShannonAPIRelayLive API price🌐支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0552
YouPai APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0552
247Kan APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0600
dddAIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0634

GLM-5.2 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Relay / Aggregator
dddAIRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0444
OpenRouterRelayLive API price🌐VisaMCCryptoLive
$0.0500
RunAPIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1308
LaoZhang APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1575
EasyRouterRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1931
TreeRouterRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.3310

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or GLM-5.2?

Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.

What context window do Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 support?

Grok 4.5 has a 500K token context window; GLM-5.2 has 1049K tokens.

Do Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 support image input?

Grok 4.5 supports image input; GLM-5.2 does not support image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Grok 4.5 or GLM-5.2?

Grok 4.5's lowest input price is $0.0276/1M tokens (Qingfengge API). GLM-5.2's is $0.0444/1M tokens (dddAI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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