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Updated September 29, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)

Compare Zhipu AI and Zhipu AI (Z.ai) using recorded catalog facts and pricing.
Zhipu AI versus Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
FactZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
Published offerings02

Where Zhipu AI and Zhipu AI (Z.ai) differ

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
FactZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
Input price fromCN¥0.10 to CN¥8$0.030 to $2.20
Output price fromCN¥0.10 to CN¥28$0.030 to $8.90
Models offeredGLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash, GLM 5.3 FlashX, GLM 5.2, GLM 5.1, GLM 5, GLM 5 Turbo, GLM 4.7, GLM 4.7 FlashX, GLM 4.7 Flash, GLM 4.6, GLM 4.5 Air, GLM 4.5 AirX, GLM 4 Long, GLM 4 FlashX 250414, GLM 4 Flash 250414, GLM 4 Plus, GLM 4 Assistant, GLM 5V Turbo, GLM 4.6V, GLM 4.6V FlashX, GLM 4.6V Flash, AutoGLM Phone, GLM OCR, GLM Image, CogView 4, CogView 3 Flash, CogVideoX 3, CogVideoX Flash, Vidu Q1, Vidu 2, GLM TTS, GLM TTS Clone, GLM ASR 2512, GLM 4 Voice, GLM Realtime, Embedding 3, Embedding 2, CodeGeeX 4, RerankGLM 5.3 Flash, GLM 5.3 FlashX, GLM 5.3, GLM 5.2, GLM 5.1, GLM 5, GLM 4.7, GLM 4.7 FlashX, GLM 4.7 Flash, GLM 4.6, GLM 4.5, GLM 4.5 X, GLM 4.5 Air, GLM 4.5 AirX, GLM 4.5 Flash, GLM 4 32B 0414 128K, GLM 4.6V, GLM 4.6V FlashX, GLM 4.6V Flash, GLM 4.5V, GLM OCR, GLM Image, CogView 4, CogVideoX 3, GLM ASR 2512
Free creditsFree models with no charge: GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4-Flash-250414, GLM-4.6V-Flash, GLM-4.1V-Thinking-Flash, GLM-4V-Flash, CogView-3-Flash, CogVideoX-Flash (input and output listed as free)Free models: GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.5-Flash, GLM-4.6V-Flash; cached input storage limited-time free

Same on both: Largest context window (1,000,000), OpenAI-compatible API (Yes).

Key differences

  • Zhipu AI scores higher overall: 9.60 vs 9.40.
  • Models offered: only Zhipu AI offers GLM 5 Turbo, GLM 4 Long, GLM 4 FlashX 250414.
  • Models offered: only Zhipu AI (Z.ai) offers GLM 4.5, GLM 4.5 X, GLM 4.5 Flash.

Score breakdown

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
AreaZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
Cost9.90HigherFees run from CNY 0.10 to CNY 8 on input and CNY 0.10 to CNY 28 on output, with free chat, vision.9.70Input fees of $0.03 to $2.20 sit under the site median of €0.07, and free models add savings.
Offer9.30HigherThe 1,000,000 context window and a first party catalogue across chat, vision, image, video and speech carry the offer side.9.20A wide GLM family, an OpenAI compatible API and a 1,000,000 window, but support is email, help centre and community only.

Winner by area

Zhipu AI

  • Cost9.9
  • Offer9.3

Zhipu AI (Z.ai)

  • Cost9.7
  • Offer9.2
  • Zhipu AI and Zhipu AI (Z.ai) tie on cost at 9.9.
  • Zhipu AI and Zhipu AI (Z.ai) tie on offer at 9.3.

Availability and regulation

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
CountryZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
HeadquartersNot confirmedSingapore

Every fact side by side

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
FactZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
Legal entityNot confirmedJINGSHENG HENGXING TECHNOLOGY PTE.LTD
HeadquartersNot confirmedSingapore
Support channelsNot confirmedEmail, Help centre, Community

Country by country

Zhipu AI vs Zhipu AI (Z.ai)
CountryZhipu AIZhipu AI (Z.ai)
ChinaYesNo

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