GLM-4.6

by zai · family glm

Facts

Release date	2025-09-30
Retired date	—
Knowledge cutoff	—
Context (max)	200,000
Max output	—
Modalities	text, image → text
Aliases	—
Open weights	yes (zai-org/GLM-4.6)
Description	Hybrid thinking, on by default, disableable via thinking.type.

Unknown values are shown as —.

Intelligence Index v4.1.1: 29 · Reasoning · Source: Artificial Analysis (accessed 2026-08-20)

Offerings

Provider	Wire ID	Endpoint	Protocol	Status	Price (USD / Mtok)	Reasoning
IO Intelligence (io.net)	`zai-org/GLM-4.6`	chat	openai-chat	ga	0.54 / 2.07	effort · default on · returns reasoning_content
OpenRouter	`z-ai/glm-4.6`	chat-completions	openai-chat	ga	0.50 / 2.00	effort · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content
Z.ai	`glm-4.6`	chat-completions	openai-chat	ga	0.60 / 2.20	toggle · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content
Z.ai GLM Coding Plan	`glm-4.6`	coding-chat-completions	openai-chat	ga	—	toggle · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content

Reasoning controls

IO Intelligence (io.net)· zai-org/GLM-4.6· chat effort

reasoning.effort nonelowmediumhigh● Default not documented — verify.

effort · default on · returns reasoning_content

OpenRouter· z-ai/glm-4.6· chat-completions effort

reasoning.effort nonelowmedium●highxhighmax

effort · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content

Z.ai· glm-4.6· chat-completions toggle

thinking.type on enabled · off disabled

toggle · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content

Z.ai GLM Coding Plan· glm-4.6· coding-chat-completions toggle

thinking.type on enabled · off disabled

toggle · default on · returns reasoning_content · round-trips reasoning_content

Example requests

IO Intelligence (io.net) · openai-chat · zai-org/GLM-4.6

curl 'https://api.intelligence.io.solutions/api/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "zai-org/GLM-4.6",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Tell me about the weather."
    }
  ],
  "reasoning": {
    "effort": "high"
  }
}'

Python (requests)

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.intelligence.io.solutions/api/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
      "model": "zai-org/GLM-4.6",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Tell me about the weather."
        }
      ],
      "reasoning": {
        "effort": "high"
      }
    },
)
print(resp.json())

TypeScript (fetch)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.intelligence.io.solutions/api/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "zai-org/GLM-4.6",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Tell me about the weather."
      }
    ],
    "reasoning": {
      "effort": "high"
    }
  }),
})
console.log(await resp.json())

OpenRouter · openai-chat · z-ai/glm-4.6

curl 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "z-ai/glm-4.6",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Tell me about the weather."
    }
  ],
  "reasoning": {
    "effort": "medium"
  }
}'

Python (requests)

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
      "model": "z-ai/glm-4.6",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Tell me about the weather."
        }
      ],
      "reasoning": {
        "effort": "medium"
      }
    },
)
print(resp.json())

TypeScript (fetch)

const resp = await fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "z-ai/glm-4.6",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Tell me about the weather."
      }
    ],
    "reasoning": {
      "effort": "medium"
    }
  }),
})
console.log(await resp.json())

⚠ Responses include reasoning_content artifacts — pass them back unmodified on subsequent turns (dropping them triggers 400s or quality loss).

Z.ai · openai-chat · glm-4.6

curl 'https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/chat/completions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "glm-4.6",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Tell me about the weather."
    }
  ],
  "thinking": {
    "type": "enabled"
  }
}'

Python (requests)

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/chat/completions",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
      "model": "glm-4.6",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Tell me about the weather."
        }
      ],
      "thinking": {
        "type": "enabled"
      }
    },
)
print(resp.json())

TypeScript (fetch)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "glm-4.6",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Tell me about the weather."
      }
    ],
    "thinking": {
      "type": "enabled"
    }
  }),
})
console.log(await resp.json())

⚠ Responses include reasoning_content artifacts — pass them back unmodified on subsequent turns (dropping them triggers 400s or quality loss).

Z.ai GLM Coding Plan · openai-chat · glm-4.6

curl 'https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4/chat/completions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "model": "glm-4.6",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Tell me about the weather."
    }
  ],
  "thinking": {
    "type": "enabled"
  }
}'

Python (requests)

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4/chat/completions",
    headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
      "model": "glm-4.6",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Tell me about the weather."
        }
      ],
      "thinking": {
        "type": "enabled"
      }
    },
)
print(resp.json())

TypeScript (fetch)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "glm-4.6",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Tell me about the weather."
      }
    ],
    "thinking": {
      "type": "enabled"
    }
  }),
})
console.log(await resp.json())

⚠ Responses include reasoning_content artifacts — pass them back unmodified on subsequent turns (dropping them triggers 400s or quality loss).