Z-AI
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
z-ai/glm-5.2-20260616Hugging Face ↗
GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering,...
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 usage over time
OpenRouter share of tokens, by day.
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 holds 1.94% today, up from 0.44% at the start of the visible window.
Rank history
Adoption curve vs the pantheon
Z.ai: GLM 5.2's share plotted against days since first tracked, overlaid on other current leaders on the same axis. The question every new-model page asks: is this one going to make it?
Citable stat
As of 2026-09-01, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 holds 1.9% of OpenRouter token share, down 1.25pp over 30 days. Source: Tidelines (OpenRouter).
Cost per session
Median dollars spent on one Z.ai: GLM 5.2 session, by coding agent and session length.
Token rate sets the price; session length and reasoning set the bill.
| Agent | 1 turn | 2–9 turns | 10–49 turns | 50+ turns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | $0.015 | $0.047 | $0.311 | $2.40 |
| Hermes Agent | $0.011 | $0.032 | $0.249 | $1.61 |
| Kilo Code | $0.0086 | $0.049 | $0.237 | $1.92 |
Where to run it
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 pricing by provider
Per-provider pricing, context, and uptime via OpenRouter. Sorted by output price.
Z.ai: GLM 5.2 is served by 30 tracked endpoints on OpenRouter. The cheapest output price is $1.56 per million tokens from DeepInfra, and the most expensive is $7.26 from Alibaba · 1049k. The largest context window offered is 1049k tokens. Prices are list rates and refresh daily.
| Provider | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.49 | $1.56 | 1049k | 99.00% |
| Novita | $0.56 | $1.76 | 1049k | 99.93% |
| StreamLake | $0.56 | $1.76 | 1024k | 99.79% |
| Ambient | $0.60 | $2.00 | 203k | 87.02% |
| DigitalOcean | $0.70 | $2.20 | 262k | 99.78% |
| Decart | $0.68 | $2.28 | 1049k | 89.43% |
| Inceptron | $0.71 | $2.35 | 1049k | 97.55% |
| CoreWeave | $0.76 | $2.42 | 1049k | 100.00% |
| AtlasCloud | $0.94 | $2.95 | 1049k | 100.00% |
| Phala | $1.26 | $3.00 | 1049k | 99.90% |
| Alibaba · 1049k | $0.97 | $3.04 | 1049k | 99.96% |
| Sail Research | $0.50 | $3.15 | 1049k | 99.95% |
| GMICloud | $1.05 | $3.30 | 1049k | 99.04% |
| SiliconFlow | $1.19 | $3.74 | 1049k | 100.00% |
| Reka | $1.10 | $3.75 | 262k | 100.00% |
| Mistral · 1049k | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.87% |
| BaseTen · 1049k | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.89% |
| Crusoe | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 86.12% |
| Together | $1.40 | $4.40 | 512k | 98.41% |
| Baidu | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.97% |
| Fireworks · 1049k | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.15% |
| Venice | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1000k | 96.93% |
| Parasail | $1.40 | $4.40 | 262k | 99.93% |
| Friendli | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.97% |
| Cloudflare | $1.40 | $4.40 | 262k | 100.00% |
| Z.AI | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1049k | 99.74% |
| Mistral · 1049k | $1.54 | $4.84 | 1049k | — |
| BaseTen · 1049k | $2.10 | $6.60 | 1049k | 99.70% |
| Fireworks · 1049k | $2.10 | $6.60 | 1049k | 92.19% |
| Alibaba · 1049k | $2.31 | $7.26 | 1049k | 100.00% |