Using GLM Image on Z.ai

Implementation guide · GLM Image · Zhipu AI

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Z.ai exposes GLM Image through model ID glm-image. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Z.ai and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Z.ai SDK or REST API to call glm-image — see the documentation for request format.
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Code Examples

See Z.ai documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Z.ai

Capabilities

Multimodal

About GLM Image

GLM-Image by Zhipu AI (Z.ai). A 16B hybrid model combining a 9B autoregressive language model with a 7B diffusion decoder for text-to-image generation. Pioneered open-source Chinese character and structured text rendering in AI images. The first open-source image model trained entirely on Huawei Ascend hardware. Achieves 91.16% word accuracy on CVTG-2K. Open source, $0.015 per image via Z.ai API.

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Model Specs

Released2026-01-14
Parameters16B

Provider

Z.ai