Grok 4.5 vs GLM-5.2 API Price Comparison
Prices updated: ·44 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 $0.0331 (Zhiyuan AI) and GLM-5.2 is $0.0579 (TreeRouter). Context windows: Grok 4.5 500K, GLM-5.2 1000K. Grok 4.5 supports image input. 44 provider quotes tracked (Grok 4.5: 21, GLM-5.2: 23), 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
$0.0331
/ 1M tokens
21 providers · 500K Context · 👁 Vision
GLM-5.2Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0579
/ 1M tokens
23 providers · 1000K Context
At the best relay price, Grok 4.5 is ~43% cheaper.
Price Comparison
| Grok 4.5 | GLM-5.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official input / 1M tokens | $2.0000 | — |
| Official output / 1M tokens | $6.0000 | — |
| Cheapest input / 1M tokens | $0.0331 ✓ | $0.0579 |
| Cheapest output / 1M tokens | $0.0993 ✓ | $0.1821 |
| providers | 21 | 23 |
| Context | 500K | 1000K |
| Vision | ✓ | — |
Grok 4.5 — All Providers
Detail page →GLM-5.2 — All Providers
Detail page →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 1000K 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 $0.0331/1M tokens (Zhiyuan AI). GLM-5.2's is $0.0579/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.
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