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Z.ai GLM 5.2

Built by Z.ai · Asia · China · First tracked 16 Jun 2026 · Pricing verified 12 Jul 2026
#5Global rank
6.07%Routed share
no changeThis week
4 weeks ranked · 4 in top 10Streak
#5Peak rank
PremiumPrice position
Model economics
Input
$0.93
/ 1M tokens
Output
$3.00
/ 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.18
/ 1M tokens
Free tier
on OpenRouter
Context window
1M
tokens
Weights
Open weights
license basis

Live per-token pricing via OpenRouter, verified 12 Jul 2026. Batch and long-context tiers are not published in the feed, so they are omitted rather than estimated.

What would it cost you?
Estimated monthly cost
$0
Input (uncached)$0
Cached input$0
Output$0
$0 per completed task

An estimate from published per-token pricing and your assumptions. Actual costs vary by provider and usage tier.

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Price and adoption

Routed-token share over time. A price line joins it as real changes are recorded.

0%2%4%6%8% 6.07% 21 Jun 2026: 2.71%28 Jun 2026: 4.51%5 Jul 2026: 5.52%12 Jul 2026: 6.07% 21 Jun28 Jun5 Jul12 Jul
All 4 tracked weeks · 21 Jun to 12 Jul. Longer periods open as the record grows.
Price-to-adoption position
Holding position

Premium · adoption flat. Observed relationship, not proof of causation.

Speed & reliability

Availability monitoring is derived from OpenRouter provider uptime; it refreshes with the daily build. Latency and throughput are not exposed by the data source, so we do not report them rather than estimate.

Capabilities
Context window1M
Reasoning Supported
Tool calling Supported
Structured output Supported
Image input Not supported
Audio input Not supported
Video input Not supported
Open weights Yes
API availability Yes
Commercial licenseVerify terms with the provider
At a glance
Observed by yellow3
Current rank
#5
Peak rank
#5
Routed share
6.07%
Peak share
6.07%
Weeks ranked
4
First tracked
16 Jun 2026
Region of origin
Asia · China
Model facts
Provider
Z.ai
Model family
Not publicly disclosed
Release date
Not publicly disclosed
Type
Text
Modalities
text
Context window
1M tokens
Weights
Open weight
License
Not publicly disclosed
Why it is moving
Observed data

In the week ending 12 Jul 2026, Z.ai GLM 5.2 held at #5 with 6.07% of routed tokens and a peak rank of #5. Over 4 tracked weeks its routed share has moved from 2.71% to 6.07% (+3.35 pp).

yellow3 analysis

A sourced weekly interpretation of what is driving this model's routing is added as the record accumulates. yellow3 does not publish a reason for movement unless the routed-traffic data or a cited source supports it.

Rank history
Week endingRankRouted shareΔ shareMovementRegion rankStatus
12 Jul 2026#56.07%+0.55no change#5ranked
5 Jul 2026#55.52%+1.01▲ 2places up#5ranked
28 Jun 2026#74.51%+1.80▲ 3places up#5ranked
21 Jun 2026#102.71%NEW#6NEW
Price history
DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MChangeSource
12 Jul 2026$0.93$3.00OpenRouter listed price

Price history begins when yellow3 started tracking this model and accrues one point per change from here. Only real, observed price changes are recorded.

Milestones
  • 16 Jun 2026First trackedDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 21 Jun 2026Entered top 20Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 21 Jun 2026Entered top 10Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 28 Jun 2026Biggest weekly rise +3 placesDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 12 Jul 2026Peak routed share 6.07%Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
Sources & methodology

Region reflects where the model's developer is headquartered. Figures are OpenRouter routing traffic, aggregated over a trailing seven days - developer routing behaviour, not the whole market.

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