Bring your own key

TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

One key routes both. Starter credit covers your first GLM 5.2 requests, while TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 runs on your own provider key. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has more Credits provider routes. A published Credits price comparison is not available for both models. Their context windows are the same size. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$9.1785/1MTrustedRouter Zev 1.0 cheapest route

$2.2999/1MZ.ai: GLM 5.2 cheapest route

not enough dataTrustedRouter Zev 1.0 fastest measured p50 TTFT

658 msZ.ai: GLM 5.2 fastest measured p50 TTFT via friendli

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

TrustedRouter Zev 1.0Z.ai: GLM 5.2

Model idtrustedrouter/zev-1.0z-ai/glm-5.2

Publisher TrustedRouter Z.AI

AI IQ — IQ 118#53

Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens

Credits provider routes033

Cheapest route$9.1785/1M$2.2999/1M

Cached inputNot published$0.131875/1M to $0.758545/1M

Privacy postureprovider posture varieshas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough data658 ms via friendli

Highest measured throughputnot enough data238 tok/s via telnyx

Recent route uptime rangenot enough data57.14% to 100.00%

Modes decide chat

TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 routes

Overview0 Credits routes

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 routes

Overview33 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

POST /api/alpha/decidecurl

curl https://api.trustedrouter.com/api/alpha/decide \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-tr-v1-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "trustedrouter/zev-1.0",
    "state": "Customer: I was charged twice for order A-1.",
    "questions": {
      "refund": {"type": "boolean", "instructions": "Is a refund requested?"}
    }
  }'

Decision models: the API, the models, the numbers

Questions

Which should I use, TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 or Z.ai: GLM 5.2?

Is TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 or Z.ai: GLM 5.2 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $9.1785/1M for TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 and $2.2999/1M for Z.ai: GLM 5.2. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 or Z.ai: GLM 5.2 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 and 658 ms for Z.ai: GLM 5.2. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 with the same API?

Yes. Both take the same request on POST /api/alpha/decide, with the same TrustedRouter base URL and API key, so a side-by-side eval changes only the model id between trustedrouter/zev-1.0 and z-ai/glm-5.2. TrustedRouter Zev 1.0 does not take chat requests.