Reflection lists 1 models and Z Ai 23. Z Ai is cheaper on a typical model ($0.90 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Reflection | Z Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 1 | 23 |
| Models with published pricing | 1 | 23 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $1.50 | $0.90 |
| Cheapest paid model | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| Longest context | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) | Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (1.0M) |
| Free models | 0 | 2 |
| Newest model | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime (2026-09-23) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 105 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Reflection | Z Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B | $7.00 with Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B | $6.80 with Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B | $7.20 with Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B | $4.40 with Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B | $2.20 with Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash |
| You need | Reflection | Z Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| With tool calling | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| With image input | none listed | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| With reasoning mode | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| 128K+ context | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| 1M+ context | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) | Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.08) |
| Model type | Reflection | Z Ai |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+video->text | 0 | 5 |
| text+image->text | 0 | 1 |
| text->text | 1 | 17 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Reflection | Z Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 2 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 1 | 14 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 1 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Z Ai is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50 and Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash at $0.08.
It depends on the job: Z Ai offers the broader line-up (1 models vs 23), Z Ai the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Z Ai: Reflection lists 1 models and Z Ai lists 23.
It is a tie: Reflection's longest is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M tokens; Z Ai's is Z.ai: GLM 5.2 at 1.0M.
Reflection: none. Z Ai: 2 free models (e.g. Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air (free)).
Reflection: 0 of 1 models accept images. Z Ai: 6 of 23.