GLM 5.2 input price cut to $0.104 per 1M tokens
Z.ai has cut the input price of GLM 5.2 from $0.1984 to $0.104 per 1M tokens, roughly halving the cost of feeding it context. Output pricing is unchanged at $8 per 1M tokens. The listing is visible through the OpenRouter models API.
What it means for a SaaS brand
Cheaper input and flat output means long-context work gets cheaper while generation does not, so GLM 5.2 now suits jobs that read a lot and write a little, such as bulk auditing how your product is described across pages and competitor sources. If you run visibility checks on this model, revisit your cost assumptions before scaling the crawl.
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