GLM-4.5-Air is the lightweight variant of our latest flagship model family, also purpose-built for agent-centric applications. Like GLM-4.5, it adopts the Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture but with a more compact parameter...
Model details →Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air vs Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 1M | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.13 | $2.00 | 🏆 Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.85 | $10.00 | 🏆 Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air better than Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Input: $0.13 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.85 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air supports up to 131K tokens. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support tool calling?
Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air: yes. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest: yes.
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