Features
- Hybrid 16B architecture with a 9B autoregressive generator and 7B diffusion decoder
- Renders long text accurately in English and Chinese
- Draws accurate diagrams, chemical formulas, and math notation
- Keeps characters or products consistent across scenes
- Open-source weights on Hugging Face for fine-tuning
- Cloud API with 2048px resolution support
Pricing Details
💵 Pricing (January 2026 Status) GLM-Image is highly competitive, offering both free self-hosting and low-cost API access. Plan Price Key Features Open Source $0 (Free) Download weights from Hugging Face; Run on your own hardware (Min. 48GB VRAM). Z.ai Cloud API ~$0.014 / image Pay-as-you-go; 2048px resolution support; Easy integration for apps. Enterprise Support Custom Specialized fine-tuning for your brand; Managed private hosting. 🎁 Free Version: You can download and run the model for free on your own server. For cloud users, Z.ai often provides free starting credits for new developers on their BigModel.cn platform.