GLM-5.2 Pricing
Zhipu AI · Zhipu's open-weight coding flagship. A 753B-parameter MoE with 1M context and MI
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Other Zhipu AI Models
GLM-5.1GLM-5-TurboGLM-4.5-AirGLM-4.7 FlashGLM-5.2 Pricing Context
Pricing position within Zhipu AI
GLM-5.2 is the most expensive active model from Zhipu AI at $1.40/1M input — the premium tier. The cheapest sibling costs $0.00/1M (100% less). Reserve GLM-5.2 for tasks where its capabilities justify the premium; route bulk traffic to cheaper siblings.
When GLM-5.2 is worth the cost
GLM-5.2 is used for code completion, inline suggestions, test generation, and bulk refactoring. It's tuned for low-latency developer-facing workflows. For reasoning-heavy or multi-step architecture decisions, consider a reasoning-tuned sibling model.
Cost vs sibling models
What makes GLM-5.2 different from sibling models: compared to GLM-5.1 ($0.55/1M cheaper, 128K vs 1M context (smaller)); GLM-5-Turbo ($0.70/1M cheaper, 128K vs 1M context (smaller)); GLM-4.5-Air ($1.29/1M cheaper, 128K vs 1M context (smaller)). Choose GLM-5.2 when code generation is the primary task.
Real-world cost scenarios
Real-world deployments: inline code completion in IDEs, automated test generation, bulk code refactoring pipelines, and code review bots. GLM-5.2 is tuned for low-latency developer workflows where response speed matters as much as code quality.