GLM 4.5 Air vs GLM 4.5: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run GLM 4.5 Air (zai-org, 110.5B) and GLM 4.5 (zai-org, 358.3B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

GLM 4.5 Air vs GLM 4.5 — cost comparison

Which should you pick?

• Easiest to run locally: GLM 4.5 Air (needs ~76 GB VRAM at its default quant).
• Cheapest via your own API key: GLM 4.5 Air ($0.49/1M blended).
• Cheapest to rent by the hour: GLM 4.5 Air (from $0.42/hr on one rented box).
• Longest context: Either — same context window.

VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.

Full cost breakdown: GLM 4.5 Air →
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