GLM-OCR vs Baichuan M2-32B
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
GLM-OCR is 57.1% cheaper on blended cost ($0.030 vs $0.070/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Z.AI
|
by Baichuan
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | Jun 1, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.030/Mtok | $0.070/Mtok |
| Output | $0.030/Mtok | $0.070/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.030/Mtok | $0.070/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 32B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: n/a / Baichuan model card | ||
| AIME 2025 | — | 72.9 vendor |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Z.AI — $0.030/$0.030/Mtok
|
Baichuan — $0.070/$0.070/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GLM-OCR | Baichuan M2-32B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.04 (57.1%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.3 | $0.7 | $0.4 (57.1%) |
| 100M tokens | $3 | $7 | $4 (57.1%) |
| 1000M tokens | $30 | $70 | $40 (57.1%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick GLM-OCR if…
- cost dominates: $0.030/Mtok blended vs $0.070 — 57.1% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 128K tokens vs 33K (3.9×)
Pick Baichuan M2-32B if…
- this pairing gives Baichuan M2-32B 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-OCR on Z.AI
The cheaper option here — GLM-OCR costs $0.030/Mtok blended on Z.AI.
Summary
GLM-OCR by Z.AI costs $0.030/Mtok input and $0.030/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text, image input.
Baichuan M2-32B by Baichuan costs $0.070/Mtok input and $0.070/Mtok output, with a 33K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, GLM-OCR is 57.1% cheaper than Baichuan M2-32B.It also has a larger context window.
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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