Zhipu AI (BigModel) - GLM-4 API
Zhipu AI (GLM) is a major Chinese provider that offers a high-performance model (GLM-4-Flash) that is completely free forever with a generous initial credit for other flagship models.
🚀 Key Specs
- Model Support:
GLM-4-Flash(Always Free),GLM-4-Plus,GLM-4V(Vision). - Initial Free Credits: 25.5M Tokens for new users (for Plus models) or ~1M trial.
- Context Window: 128k - 1M depending on the model.
- Style: Fully OpenAI API compatible (v4).
🗝 How to get an API Key
- Visit Zhipu AI BigModel Platform (open.bigmodel.cn).
- Register an account and navigate to API Keys.
- Copy your API Key (they also offer a special token generator).
🛠 Usage Example (Python SDK)
from zhipuai import ZhipuAI
client = ZhipuAI(api_key="your_api_key")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="glm-4-flash", # Always Free
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"}],
stream=False
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)