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Coding GLM 4.6 vs Coding GLM 4.6 (free)

Compare Coding GLM 4.6 from Z.AI and Coding GLM 4.6 (free) from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

Z.AICoding GLM 4.6Z.AICoding GLM 4.6 (free)
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Coding GLM 4.6
Z.AI · text → text

Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
Cache read$0.011 /M
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Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
Z.AI · text → text

coding-glm-4.6-free is the open and free version of coding-glm-4.6. To ensure stable service performance, usage limits are in place: up to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and a daily token allowance of 1 million.

Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Coding GLM 4.6
Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
Input /M
$0.06
$0
Output /M
$0.22
$0
Cache read /M
$0.011
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Context length
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200,000
Max output
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128,000
Time to First Token
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Throughput
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Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Activity Past 30 Days

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

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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.

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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
coding-glm-4.6coding-glm-4.6-free
1380142014601500
Overall
14251426
Coding
14591460
Math
14211421
Hard prompts
14421442
Instruction following
14151416
Multi-turn
14221422
Creative writing
14031403
Longer query
14331433
Chinese
14821483
English
14371437
WebDev Arena
coding-glm-4.6coding-glm-4.6-free
1320134013601380
Overall
13551355
HTML
13631363
Gaming
13461346
Simulations
13401340
Data analytics
13551355

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.

Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
$0.00 /mo
Coding GLM 4.6
$6.90 /mo

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

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Coding GLM 4.6 (free): 1460; Coding GLM 4.6: 1459 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding GLM 4.6 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Coding GLM 4.6 (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding GLM 4.6 and Coding GLM 4.6 (free) 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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