Models

CC GLM 5 vs Grok 4.5

Compare CC GLM 5 from Z.AI and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

Z.AICC GLM 5GrokGrok 4.5
Z.AI logo
CC GLM 5
Z.AI · text → text

Supports Claude native interface, can be directly requested in Claude Code.

Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC GLM 5
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.06
$2
Output /M
$0.22
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
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500,000
Max output
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500,000
Time to First Token
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2.8 s
Throughput
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31.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

cc-glm-5grok-4.5

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

cc-glm-5grok-4.5

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
cc-glm-5grok-4.5
1420146015001540
Overall
14571471
Coding
14981523
Math
14431479
Hard prompts
14781495
Instruction following
14471466
Multi-turn
14731476
Creative writing
14461451
Longer query
14701487
Chinese
15121524
English
14711476
WebDev Arena
cc-glm-5grok-4.5
1400146015201580
Overall
14301556
React
14211559
HTML
14431571
Gaming
15891589
Simulations
15851585
Data analytics
15211521

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC GLM 5
$6.90 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC GLM 5, Grok 4.5?

CC GLM 5: $0.22/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Grok 4.5: 1523; CC GLM 5: 1498 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC GLM 5 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call CC GLM 5 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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