Image generation · Z.AI
Z.AI GLM-Image pricing
Per image
$0.015
Per 1,000
$15.00
Tier
standard
Ranked 5 of 23 by price among 23 image generation prices in the index — the cheapest is Z.AI CogView-4 at $0.010. Figures are USD list prices excluding tax.
Price history
Tracked since 7 September 2026. A chart appears once there are at least two weekly readings.
| Date | Figure | Reading | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Price ($/image) | $0.015 | — |
Machine-readable: history.json · Every movement also appears in the change log.
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current figures above. Change the assumptions in the Image & video cost calculator.
| Workload | Cost |
|---|---|
| One image | $0.015 |
| 100 images | $1.50 |
| 1,000 images | $15.00 |
| 1,000 usable images at three attempts each | $45.00 |
| A 300-page illustrated book, one image per page | $4.50 |
Compared with the closest alternatives
| Model | $/image | vs this |
|---|---|---|
| Z.AI CogView-4 | $0.010 | -33% |
| Black Forest Labs FLUX.2 Klein 4B | $0.014 | -7% |
| Kling AI Kling Image 2.1 | $0.014 | -7% |
| Black Forest Labs FLUX.2 Klein 9B | $0.015 | +0% |
| Google Imagen 4 Fast | $0.020 | +33% |
| xAI Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | $0.020 | +33% |
| Stability AI Stable Diffusion 3.5 Flash | $0.025 | +67% |
| Kling AI Kling Image 3.0 | $0.028 | +87% |
How to read this page
The figures are the list prices published on the vendor's own pricing page, re-read every week by an automated check that never invents a number: if the page cannot be read, the previous reading is kept and the item is flagged after three missed weeks. Negotiated rates, volume tiers, free credits and regional pricing are not modelled. The methodology describes the process and its limits; the price index shows every image generation figure side by side.