GLM-4.7-Flash vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
GLM-4.7-Flash is free at list price (vs $0.041/Mtok blended — free tiers are usually rate-limited)
| Specification |
GLM-4.7-FlashFree · limited-time
by Z.AI
|
by IBM
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | Jun 1, 2025 | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0/Mtok | $0.017/Mtok |
| Output | $0/Mtok | $0.112/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0/Mtok | $0.041/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: LMSYS Chatbot Arena (UC Berkeley) / Artificial Analysis, IBM model card, IBM model card (5-shot) | ||
| MMMLU | — | 55.14 vendor |
| BFCL | — | 59.98 vendor |
| HumanEval | — | 80 vendor |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | — | 2 |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -62.6 | — |
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1367.7 ELO | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Z.AI — $0/Mtok
|
IBM — $0.017/$0.112/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GLM-4.7-Flash | Granite 4.0 Micro | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0 | $0.04 | $0.04 (98.2%) |
| 10M tokens | $0 | $0.41 | $0.41 (100.6%) |
| 100M tokens | $0 | $4.08 | $4.08 (100.1%) |
| 1000M tokens | $0 | $40.75 | $40.75 (100%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick GLM-4.7-Flash if…
- cost dominates: free at list price vs $0.041 — 100% less on the same 50/50 token mix
Pick Granite 4.0 Micro if…
- this pairing gives Granite 4.0 Micro no edge on price, context, cache discount, or measured performance — pick it only for qualitative fit (ecosystem, compliance, model behavior on your prompts)
Try GLM-4.7-Flash on Z.AI
The cheaper option here — GLM-4.7-Flash costs $0/Mtok blended on Z.AI.
Summary
GLM-4.7-Flash by Z.AI costs $0/Mtok input, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
Granite 4.0 Micro by IBM costs $0.017/Mtok input and $0.112/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
At list price, GLM-4.7-Flash is currently free (Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.041/Mtok blended); free tiers are usually rate-limited.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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