Z.AI: GLM 4.6

by z-ai

Compared with GLM-4.5, this generation brings several key improvements: Longer context window: The context window has been expanded from 128K to 200K tokens, enabling the model to handle more complex agentic tasks. Superior coding performance: The model achieves higher scores on code benchmarks and...

43.8 Coding Index*#2 Code Mode‡98.3 tokens/sec*$0.40/1M input tokens†
*Artificial Analysis‡Kilo Code Leaderboard†OpenRouter
Release Date
September 30, 2025
Context Window
202,752 tokens
Max Output
202,752 tokens
Input Modalities
text

Coding Performance

Coding benchmarks and performance metrics for development tasks

Coding Benchmarks

Artificial Analysis Coding Index

43.8%

Overall coding capability score

LiveCodeBench

69.5%

Real-world coding task performance

SciCode

38.4%

Scientific computing & algorithms

TerminalBench Hard

23.4%

CLI & terminal command generation

LCR (Long Context Reasoning)

54.3%

Understanding large codebases

IFBench

43.4%

Instruction following accuracy

Speed & Efficiency

Output Speed

98.3 tokens/sec

Median output tokens per second

Performance metrics from Artificial Analysis

Real-World Usage

Real-world usage statistics from the Kilo Code community

Weekly Token Usage

Mode Rankings (Last Week)

Where this model ranks for each built-in mode

Architect

Plan and design before implementation

#2

Code

Write, modify, and refactor code

#2

Ask

Get answers and explanations

#2

Debug

Diagnose and fix software issues

#2

Orchestrator

Coordinate tasks across multiple modes

#2

Real-world metrics from the Kilo Code Leaderboard

Pricing

Cost per 1 million tokens

Input Tokens
$0.40
per 1M tokens
Output Tokens
$1.75
per 1M tokens

Example Cost

Analyzing a 10,000 line codebase (≈40k input tokens, 10k output tokens) costs approximately $0.0335

Coding Capabilities

Features and parameters relevant to coding tasks

Coding Features

Function Calling
Can call external functions/APIs
Tool Choice
Control over function selection
Structured Outputs
JSON schema validation
Reasoning Tokens
Extended thinking for complex problems

Pricing details from OpenRouter

Technical Details

Architecture and implementation specifications

Model ID
z-ai/glm-4.6
Artificial Analysis Slug
glm-4-6-reasoning
Created
September 30, 2025
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text
Context Window
202,752 tokens
Max Completion Tokens
202,752 tokens
Input Price
$0.40 per 1M tokens
Output Price
$1.75 per 1M tokens
Content Moderation
Disabled

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