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GLM 5.1 cuts input and output token prices on OpenRouter
Z.ai has reduced pricing for GLM 5.1 as listed on OpenRouter. Input moves from $1.4 to $0.966 per 1M tokens, and output from $4.4 to $3.036 per 1M tokens. That is roughly a 31% cut on both sides.
Pricing7 Oct 2026Z.ai
What it means for a SaaS brand
Cheaper tokens make it more viable to run broad, repeated AI-search visibility checks across many prompts and markets rather than a thin sample. If GLM 5.1 is in your testing mix, widen the prompt set you monitor at the same budget.
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