Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air vs Zai Org Glm 4.6v
Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air vs Zai Org Glm 4.6v: Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air is cheaper by 57% on average. Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air from Novita AI (131,072-token context, reasoning, tool calls) vs. Zai Org Glm 4.6v from Novita AI (131,072-token context, reasoning, tool calls). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.
Side-by-side cost
Live workload comparison
Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.
3,000
0131,072
400
098,304
5,000
01,000,000
At this workload, Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air is 42% cheaper than Zai Org Glm 4.6v — a savings of $80.66/month ($968/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
model: zai-org-glm-4-5-air
provider: novita-ai
fallback:
model: zai-org-glm-4-6v
provider: novita-ai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 } # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live| Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air | Zai Org Glm 4.6v | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.130/M | $0.300/M |
| Output price | $0.850/M | $0.900/M |
| Context window | 131,072 | 131,072 |
| Max output | 98,304 | 32,768 |
| Function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | — | ✓ |
| Audio input | — | — |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | — | — |
| Structured output | — | ✓ |
| Pricing verified | May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |