Cheapest GLM-4.6 API: ModelMill is 79% below the official price
GLM-4.6 costs $0.600/$2.20 per 1M tokens from Zhipu AI. The cheapest quote is ModelMill: $0.125 in, $0.459 out. Full table and buying checklist below.
| # | Provider | 1M input | 1M output | Discount | Tokens per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Official list | $0.600 | $2.20 | 0% | 115M |
| 1 | ModelMilldemo | $0.125 | $0.459 | −79% | 553M |
| 2 | APIBridgedemo | $0.282 | $1.03 | −53% | 246M |
Tokens per $100 assume a “code” mix: 5 input tokens per output token. Prices are crawled; verify them on the provider page before buying.
What to check before buying
- Test the key with the free API checker — it verifies the endpoint responds, without sending tokens.
- Compare the blended cost for your workload, not just the input price: output tokens dominate in agent workloads.
- Check uptime and minimum top-up: the cheapest provider is useless if it is down half the day.