Zhipu AI BigModel gateway details

Zhipu AI's BigModel open platform, covering GLM text, vision, image, video, and Agent capabilities.

Best for: For developers needing domestic GLM, Chinese, multimodal, and enterprise support.

Current status

Test yourself

Latency reference

Depends on your deployment

/models check

See the platform docs

Last verified

Not verified yet

Status notes

Test plain responses, streaming, error codes, and rate limits yourself before launch.

Pricing mode

Billed by GLM model and capability tier; free models and promotions per the official console.

Price tags

Low cost, Signup credit, Pay-as-you-go

Free quota

Some models or new users may have quota; refer to the official dashboard.

Usually you create an API key in the platform console, then replace the SDK's baseURL, model name, and auth details per the docs. Test streaming, function calling, error codes, and rate limits before launch.

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "see the platform docs"
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "GLM",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Test one call through an AI gateway." }]
});

• Supported models: GLM.
• Capabilities: OpenAI-compatible, Streaming, Function calling, Image generation, Balance query.
• Documentation completeness: High; editorial stability score 4.4 / 5.

• Not an overseas-model relay; if you target Claude/Gemini/OpenAI, pair with another provider.
• Third-party relay pricing, models, and availability can change, so re-check them periodically.

Is Zhipu AI BigModel compatible with the OpenAI API?

This entry is marked as supporting the OpenAI-compatible format, but the exact base_url, model names, and parameters still follow the official docs.

Is Zhipu AI BigModel ready for production?

Run a small-traffic load test, rate-limit test, and error-code test first, and confirm the billing rules; keep a backup provider for important workloads.