Can you call GLM-4V with the OpenAI SDK you already use?

Yes. GLM-4V is reachable through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so an existing OpenAI SDK client works after pointing the base URL at MixRoute and setting the model parameter to glm-4v . Keep your current request and response handling.

Does GLM-4V have a free tier?

GLM-4V is billed per use and the record publishes no free-tier allowance. The current published rates are input $7.142857 per 1M tokens and output $7.142857 per 1M tokens. Trial credit or promotional quota is tied to your account rather than to the model, so check the console before planning around a free tier.

When was GLM-4V released, and is it still maintained?

GLM-4V is listed in the catalog with status stable. Check the model page for release and deprecation details before depending on it long term.

What should you evaluate before moving production traffic to GLM-4V?

Before switching production traffic to GLM-4V, run a pilot on a representative slice of your traffic and check output quality, latency at peak concurrency, and cost per request. Verify the error and retry behaviour, and confirm the request limits you depend on match your plan.

What is the rate limit for GLM-4V?

The current model record does not publish a numeric rate limit for GLM-4V. Confirm the quota for your plan in the console, then run a short load test at your expected concurrency to establish the effective ceiling before production.

Model detail

GLM-4V

Provided by GLM

Pay-as-you-go

A GLM vision-language model for interpreting images and answering questions about visual content in text.

Model specs

Model ID: glm-4v

Context length: 2K
Max output: –
I/O modalities
Released: 2025-04

API endpoints

One MixRoute gateway, OpenAI-compatible

OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions POST

Pricing

Flat rate, unit: /1M Tokens

Input

$7.1429 /1M Tokens

Completion

$7.1429 /1M Tokens

Selection summary

Quickly judge whether it fits your workload

What is this model good for?

A GLM vision-language model for interpreting images

A GLM vision-language model for interpreting images and answering questions about visual content in text.

What should you check before using it?

2,000 context tokens

Model type: text. Verify supported features and quotas with the provider documentation.

Why use it through MixRoute?

GLM-4V takes text and images on one route

Text and image inputs share the same route and the same key. MixRoute serves GLM-4V on the OpenAI-compatible endpoint /v1/chat/completions; point your existing client at https://api.mixroute.ai/v1 with the model ID glm-4v and re-run your integration tests.

Capabilities & compatibility

Unconfirmed capabilities stay "Unknown," no guesses

Streaming

GLM-4V supports streamed responses.

EX stream: true streams tokens incrementally, so chat UIs render as they arrive.

Vision input

GLM-4V can process image inputs alongside text.

EX Pass a base64-encoded image in a image_url content part alongside text messages.

OpenAI SDK

Call GLM-4V through MixRoute's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

EX Change base_url to https://api.mixroute.ai/v1; everything else follows the OpenAI style.

Token cost estimator

Live estimate from this page's pricing, not an actual bill

Input tokens Max per request 2K

Output tokens

Requests / month

Cache hit rate –

This model has no cache-read price; caching is not counted

FAQ

The current GLM-4V listing publishes no cache-read rate, so cached-prefix billing is not part of its pricing. Treat repeated prefixes as fresh input when you size the workload, and confirm with the provider before designing for a cache saving.

Get started

01

Create an API key

Generate a key in the Console; one key calls every model.
02

Set the base URL

Fully OpenAI SDK-compatible; just swap the URL to connect.

https://api.mixroute.ai/v1
03

Specify the model ID

In the request's model field, enter:

glm-4v

Create an API key

New users get $5 in free credits

Test this model and alternate routes with the same request format

Start from a real workload, then let quality, total cost, and failure conditions decide whether to send production traffic.

Create an API key View integration docs