GLM 5.2vsQuasar Alpha
GLM 5.2 has a larger context window than Quasar Alpha (1.0M tokens vs 1.0M tokens).
| Spec | GLM 5.2 | Quasar Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.4/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $4.4/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Open | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | Yes (1 provider) | — |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Our Verdict
GLM 5.2
Quasar AlphaRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 5.2 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, major provider backing.
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
Quasar Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
23 hosts, cheapest first
GLM 5.223 hosts
DeepInfrafp4$0.49 in$1.56 out1M98.9% upStreamLakefp8$0.64 in$2.02 out1M99.1% upNovitafp8$0.65 in$2.04 out1M100% upDigitalOcean$0.70 in$2.20 out262k98.4% upCoreWeavefp4$0.76 in$2.42 out1M99.6% upAtlasCloudfp8$0.94 in$2.95 out1M99.9% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
Alibaba Cloudfp8$0.97 in$3.04 out1M99.9% upInceptronfp4$1.10 in$2.99 out1M99.2% upSiliconFlowfp8$1.19 in$3.74 out1M99.9% upPhalafp8$1.26 in$3.00 out1M99.6% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.9% upBasetenfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.9% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.40 in$4.40 out262k100% upFireworks$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.9% upFriendli$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.8% upGMI Cloudfp8$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.4% upMistral$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.9% upParasailfp4$1.40 in$4.40 out262k99.8% upTogether$1.40 in$4.40 out512k99.5% upVenicefp8$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.3% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in$4.40 out1M99.7% upDecartfp4$2.10 in$6.60 out1M99.3% upAmbientfp8degraded$0.60 in$2.00 out203k96.2% up
Quasar Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.
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