Meta: Llama 4 Scout vs Z.ai: GLM 4.6
Meta: Llama 4 Scout is cheaper than Z.ai: GLM 4.6 by about 94% on a blended (75% input / 25% output) basis. Meta: Llama 4 Scout charges $0.050000 / $0.100000 per 1M input/output tokens; Z.ai: GLM 4.6 charges $0.600000 / $2.200000.
| Field | Meta: Llama 4 Scout | Z.ai: GLM 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/Mtok | $0.050000 | $0.600000 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.100000 | $2.200000 |
| Cache read $/Mtok | – | $0.110000 |
| Cache write $/Mtok | – | – |
| Input $/Mchar | 0.015047 | n/a |
| Output $/Mchar | 0.030093 | n/a |
| Context window | 131072 | 202752 |
| Tokenizer | llama3 | – |
Price history
Same workload, monthly cost
Illustrative monthly cost at 10M tokens/month, split per workload preset. Not a substitute for the calculator, which uses your own volume, cache and batch assumptions.
| Workload | Meta: Llama 4 Scout | Z.ai: GLM 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Coding agent | $0.53 | $6.80 |
| RAG chat | $0.58 | $8.40 |
| Summarisation (batch) | $0.55 | $7.60 |
| Classification | $0.51 | $6.32 |
| Chat assistant | $0.70 | $12.40 |
| Content generation | $0.90 | $18.80 |
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Meta: Llama 4 Scout vs Z.ai: GLM 4.6: $0.050000/$0.100000 vs $0.600000/$2.200000 per 1M tokens, as of 2026-10-04 (Token Barometer, https://tokenbarometer.com/compare/meta_llama-4-scout-vs-zhipu_glm-4.6).
Meta: Llama 4 Scout page | Z.ai: GLM 4.6 page | Open in calculator