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GLM-4.5-Air vs Grok Build 0.1

Price in rupees, context and benchmarks side by side; same key, a one-string switch.

Input price per 1M
₹2.95 ($0.030)
₹98.25 ($1.00)
Output price per 1M
₹13.76 ($0.140)
₹197 ($2.00)
Context window
131K tokens
256K tokens
Max output
98K tokens
256K tokens
Input types
text
text, image, pdf
Capabilities
tools, reasoning
tools, JSON, vision, reasoning
Author
Z.ai
xAI
LMArena Overall
1384
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LMArena Coding
1397
—
LMArena Math
1396
—
LMArena Creative writing
1343
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LMArena Instruction following
1354
—
LMArena Hard prompts
1379
—
Humanity's Last Exam
8.1%
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Scores from LMArena and Epoch AI, as published; a blank cell means not measured there.

What a month costs on each

Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out)
₹99.23
₹2,260
RAG month (40M in, 3M out)
₹159
₹4,520
Coding month (60M in, 10M out)
₹314
₹7,860

On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, GLM-4.5-Air costs less (about 95% less than Grok Build 0.1). Grok Build 0.1 takes the longer prompt at 256K tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.

Call either one

curl
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "z-ai/glm-4.5-air", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

# the other one: change the model string
  -d '{"model": "x-ai/grok-build-0.1", ...}'

Common questions

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.5-Air or Grok Build 0.1?

GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 95%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens, in rupees.

Which has the larger context window?

Grok Build 0.1, at 256K tokens. GLM-4.5-Air offers 131K tokens.

Can I switch between GLM-4.5-Air and Grok Build 0.1 without changing code?

Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (z-ai/glm-4.5-air or x-ai/grok-build-0.1).

How do I pay for GLM-4.5-Air or Grok Build 0.1 in India?

Top up a Rapid Router balance with UPI or a card in rupees, get a GST invoice on every recharge, and both models debit that balance per request.