Does Z.ai have a free API tier?

Yes. As of 2026-09-27, Z.ai has 1 free API tier offer we track: GLM Flash models ($0); 1 other offer from Z.ai is listed below.

Every offer from Z.ai in our catalog, each with the date it was last verified against the provider's own page. "No" and "ended" are answers too, so they stay listed.

Free API tier

OfferProviderStatusWhat it offersExpiryVerifiedSourceCaveats
GLM Flash models ($0)Z.ai (Zhipu)availableGLM-4.7-Flash and GLM-4.5-Flash (text) and GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision) priced $0 for input, cached input, and output — ongoing, OpenAI-compatible endpointno stated expiry2026-09-08sourcePRC-based provider — assume training use / PRC data rules for sensitive data; ~1 concurrent request reported

Other offers from Z.ai

Discounts, subscriptions, applications, and offers that ended or do not exist. They are not a free API tier, and they are listed so nothing is hidden.

OfferProviderStatusWhat it offersExpiryVerifiedSourceCaveats
GLM-5.3-Flash 50% launch discountZ.ai (Zhipu)endedPromotion ended 2026-09-09 at 24:00 UTC+8 (16:00 UTC), exactly as this row's expires_at predicted. Re-read first-party 2026-09-15: docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing now lists GLM-5.3-Flash at input $…expires 2026-09-092026-09-15source—

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