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Z.AI GLM APIvsLiteLLM

Zhipu's pay-per-token API for the GLM model family versus Universal LLM proxy — 100+ models, one API

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Choose Z.AI GLM API when…

  • •You want an open-weight model family with a hosted pay-per-token option
  • •You're benchmarking against DeepSeek and want another frontier open-weights alternative
  • •You need a free tier to prototype before committing to paid usage

Choose LiteLLM when…

  • •You want a unified API across 100+ LLM providers
  • •You're switching between providers or running A/B tests
  • •You need fallbacks and load balancing across models

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Field
Z.AI GLM API
LiteLLM
Category
LLM Infrastructure
LLM Infrastructure
Type
Commercial
Open Source
Free Tier
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Pricing Plans
GLM-4.5-Flash: FreeGLM-5.2: $1.40 / $4.40 per 1M tokens (in/out)
Enterprise: Custom
GitHub Stars
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⭐ 16,000
Health
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●90 — Active

Z.AI GLM API

Standalone pay-per-token foundation model API for Zhipu's GLM family, led by GLM-5.2 (744B MoE, 1M context). Weights are MIT-licensed and open, giving teams a choice between the hosted API and self-hosting — the main Chinese-lab entry point in this catalog beyond DeepSeek.

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LiteLLM

OSS proxy that normalizes 100+ LLMs to the OpenAI format. Add routing, fallbacks, caching, and cost tracking in one layer.

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