Zhipu AI: GLM models
GLM is the family of models from the Chinese company Zhipu AI (Z.ai) — open, inexpensive, strong in code and agent work. How to connect them in SKILLOK.
In this article
Who they are#
Zhipu AI (the Z.ai brand) is a Chinese company that releases the GLM models. Many of them are open and among the strongest open models for programming.
Models#
- GLM — the flagship model and its lighter versions (
Air,Flash). - Models that understand images.
The exact list and versions change often — current models are visible in the list when you connect a key in SKILLOK, and in the model catalog.
What they are good at#
- Strong code and agent work.
- Open weights, low prices, some models have free versions.
Access from Russia#
The easiest way is through an intermediary.
Models in the catalog#
Prices, context window and comparison with similar models:
- GLM 5.3 — $0.079 / $1.4 per million tokens
- GLM 5.3 Flash — $0.048 / $0.2 per million tokens
- GLM 5.3 Prime — $2.8 / $8.8 per million tokens
How to connect in SKILLOK#
GLM models work in SKILLOK through OpenRouter — a z-ai/… model.
In detail — Connecting in SKILLOK.
Prices#
Prices per million input and output tokens are on the official page. Through OpenRouter the prices are the same or close; how much you spent is shown in Settings → AI.
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