GLM 4.5vsLlama 4 Maverick
GLM 4.5 is cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick at $0.6/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | GLM 4.5 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.6/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.2/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| LiveCodeBench | 63.3% | 43.4% |
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
GLM 4.5Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 4.5
Input
$0.60
2.5× cheaper
Output
$2.20
1.1× cheaper
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
GLM 4.5 is cheaper on both: 2.5× input, 1.1× output.
Where to run it
6 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 4.51 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
50%
GLM 4.5 uses 33.2x more emoji
GLM 4.5
Llama 4 Maverick
52%Vocabulary49%
17wSentence Length20w
0.52Hedging0.63
5.6Bold2.8
4.8Lists3.8
0.33Emoji0.00
0.66Headings0.65
0.17Transitions0.09
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