At a glance

ZAIpricing, performance & catalog

The citable facts about ZAI's 2 models — sourced from provider APIs and refreshed continuously.

Lowest price
GLM-5 at $1.00 per 1M input tokens
Highest throughput
GLM-5 at 30 tokens/s
Lowest latency
GLM-5 at 3.00s
Largest context
GLM-5.1 at 200K tokens
Catalog
2 active models from 1 organization

FAQ

Common questions about ZAI.

What is ZAI?

ZAI is an API provider that hosts large language models. Active models: 2; From (input): $1.00 / 1M tok; Avg throughput: 30 tok/s; Avg latency: 3.00 s; Max context: 200K.

How many models does ZAI offer?

ZAI currently serves 2 active models out of 6 historical offerings on LLM Stats.

What is ZAI's API pricing?

ZAI input pricing starts from $1.00 per 1M tokens, with the most expensive offering at $1.4 per 1M tokens. See the Pricing tab above for the full per-model breakdown.

How fast is ZAI?

ZAI averages 30 output tokens per second across its catalog, with average latency of 3.00s. Per-model performance is shown in the Performance tab.

Is ZAI OpenAI compatible?

Most providers expose an OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint so you can switch from OpenAI to ZAI by changing only the base URL and API key. Check https://zai.com for the exact endpoint format and any provider-specific parameters.

Whose models does ZAI host?

ZAI hosts models from Zhipu AI. See the Models tab for the full catalog grouped by creator.

How do I start using ZAI?

Sign up at https://zai.com to get an API key, then call ZAI's API directly from your application. Most clients work out of the box by pointing the OpenAI SDK at ZAI's base URL with your key. Use the Pricing and Performance tabs above to pick the right model for your latency, cost, and context-window requirements.