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title: "glm-4.5-air - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "glm-4.5-air from Pinstripes: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# glm-4.5-air - Model Details & Comparison

> glm-4.5-air from Pinstripes: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

## Important Links

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## About glm-4.5-air

glm-4.5-air is a chat model from Pinstripes, one of 6 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens, ranking 455 out of 2669 chat models by cost and cheaper than 83% of models in this category. glm-4.5-air supports function calling, reasoning. It accepts up to 128K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **Pinstripes Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **128,000 Max Input Tokens.**
- **128,000 Max Output Tokens.**
- **128,000 Max Tokens.**
- **$0.13 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.45 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

glm-4.5-air supports: Function Calling, Reasoning.

## glm-4.5-air Pricing Overview

At $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens, glm-4.5-air ranks 455 out of 2669 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 83% of models in this category.

glm-4.5-air is one of 6 Pinstripes chat models, with support for function calling, reasoning.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to glm-4.5-air with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phi-4-reasoning | Azure | $0.13 | $0.50 |
| gemma-4-26b-a4b-it | Cloudflare | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | Dashscope | $0.15 | $1.20 |
| deepseek-v4-flash | Fireworks AI | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| gpt-oss-120b | Fireworks AI | $0.15 | $0.60 |

- [Compare Phi-4-reasoning](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/azure/phi-4-reasoning.md)
- [Compare gemma-4-26b-a4b-it](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/cloudflare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it.md)
- [Compare qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/dashscope/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking.md)
- [Compare deepseek-v4-flash](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/fireworks_ai/deepseek-v4-flash.md)
- [Compare gpt-oss-120b](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/fireworks_ai/gpt-oss-120b.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate glm-4.5-air costs](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/pinstripes/model/glm-4.5-air.md)
- [All Pinstripes pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/pinstripes.md)

## FAQ

### Is glm-4.5-air cheaper than Phi-4-reasoning?

No. glm-4.5-air costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens while Phi-4-reasoning costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens, making Phi-4-reasoning 0% more affordable for input. However, glm-4.5-air may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.

### How does glm-4.5-air pricing compare to the average chat model?

glm-4.5-air input pricing is $0.13 per 1M tokens, which is 75% below the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 455 out of 2669 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 83% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.45 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.

### What makes glm-4.5-air different from other Pinstripes models?

Among Pinstripes's 6 chat models, glm-4.5-air ranks 3 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to glm-4.5-air?

The most comparable chat models to glm-4.5-air are: Phi-4-reasoning from Azure ($0.13/1M input tokens); gemma-4-26b-a4b-it from Cloudflare ($0.10/1M input tokens); qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking from Dashscope ($0.15/1M input tokens); deepseek-v4-flash from Fireworks AI ($0.14/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I calculate glm-4.5-air costs?

glm-4.5-air is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.13 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.45.

## Related Resources

- [Pinstripes models](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/provider/pinstripes.md)
- [Model library](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library.md)
- [LLM cost calculator](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md)
- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/pricing.md)
- [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/enterprise)
- [Book a Demo: Bifrost demo](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/book-a-demo)
- [Resources: Bifrost resources](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/resources.md)

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