Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest

~z-ai · Released Aug 27, 2026
DFO score
12.2 variant, not ranked separately
Speed
– Not reported
Input Price #169 / 698
$0.023 per 1M tokens
Output Price #403 / 698
$1.20 per 1M tokens
Context #35 / 698
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Z.ai's GLM Flash Latest is listed with a 1.31-million-token context, image and video input, tool use, and function calling. Its pricing is low relative to the premium entries in this batch. The supplied data contains no benchmark results for this model, so its reasoning, coding, instruction following, and reliability remain unverified.

The large context and multimodal inputs are relevant to workflows involving long documents or visual material, while tool calling could support integrations in a production pipeline. Those features describe the interface, not the quality of its outputs, so a client-facing deployment should follow task-specific testing. Its cost profile makes it a reasonable candidate for a limited-volume evaluation or a low-cost routing trial. Do not assume it is suitable for autonomous agents or unsupervised content production until it demonstrates dependable results.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Score capped at 45: no benchmark data available for this model.

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DFO Verdict

Score capped at 45: no benchmark data available for this model.

Down 2 this week

How Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest compares

Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list. At $0.02 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 76% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 44% of models #389
Price: cheaper than 76% of models #169
Context: larger than 95% of models #35
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest $0.02 in $1.20 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.02 $0.000023
Output $1.20 $0.001200

What would Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$1.35/mo Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest $0.0005 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$15.84/mo Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · best value $0.0053 per request

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We route routine calls to cheap models and save Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.

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About Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest

This model always redirects to the latest model in the GLM Flash family.

Frequently asked questions about Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest

How much does Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest cost?

Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest costs $0.02 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest?

Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

What can Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest do?

Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest?

Z.ai: GLM Flash Latest is developed by Z.ai and was released on August 27, 2026.

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