GLM 5.2 (free)
GLM 5.2 · Free tier (Free)
Free tier: zero-cost access to try the model with limited quota — great for prototyping and light use.
Best for: Dev testing, light trials, low-frequency calls
This page covers the GLM 5.2 Free tier, sharing the underlying model capability with its real-time standard tier; the main difference is in billing mode and invocation method. See the GLM 5.2 standard real-time tier.
Provider：Z.ai (Zhipu) · Free
GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering,...
Key specs
- Context：256K
- Max output：230.4K
- Tokenizer：Other
- Released：2026-06-16
Token pricing
- Input price：Free / 1M tokens
- Output price：Free / 1M tokens
- Blended price：Free / 1M tokens
Modalities
Text
Use Cases
- Deep Reasoning & Analysis：Process long legal docs, academic papers, financial reports; multi-hop reasoning and evidence-chain tracing across huge contexts.（Free）
When to pick this model
Signals derived from public pricing and spec fields — not a benchmark. Validate with official docs and your own eval.
- Low input + output price: solid fit for high-frequency calls and batch processing.
- Low blended price: budget-friendly for fleet-scale deployment.
- Long max output (>=30K tokens): strong fit for deep report / essay / document-drafting workflows.
FAQ
- What is the token pricing of GLM 5.2 (free)? Input price Free / 1M tokens, output price Free / 1M tokens, blended about Free / 1M tokens. Refer to Z.ai (Zhipu)’s official page for the exact rate.
- What context window does GLM 5.2 (free) support? Context window is 256K, max output about 230.4K, suitable for long documents, multi-turn chat and complex reasoning.
- What scenarios is GLM 5.2 (free) best for? Based on its capability and pricing, GLM 5.2 (free) fits best: Deep Reasoning & Analysis. See the Use Cases section for details and cost estimates.
- What input/output modalities does GLM 5.2 (free) support? Supports Text modality.
- Is GLM 5.2 (free) a free model? Yes, GLM 5.2 (free) is free to use, good for budget-sensitive or prototyping scenarios.
- Which provider offers GLM 5.2 (free)? GLM 5.2 (free) is offered by Z.ai (Zhipu).
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