GLM-4.7 from Z.ai, released December 2025, is the value pick of the whole GLM line: a 200K tokens (204,800) context, a 131,072 max output, reasoning enabled, at $0.60 per Mtok input and $2.20 per Mtok output. GLM-4.7 holds the same price GLM-4.5 launched at eighteen months earlier while doing considerably more. For Atlas, the $2.20 output rate is the headline number, because Atlas fans out work to subagents that can run in parallel background sessions and output price is what multiplies across that fan-out.
Why is GLM-4.7 considered the value pick for coding agents?
GLM-4.7's $2.20 per Mtok output undercuts Kimi K2.6 at $4.00 and MiniMax M2.7-highspeed at $2.40, while matching or exceeding their context at 204,800 tokens. Z.ai shipped GLM-4.7 in December 2025 at the price GLM-4.5 launched with eighteen months earlier.
Price-per-capability is the entire GLM-4.7 argument, and it holds up against models outside its own family, which is the harder test. Reasoning is enabled. The window is 204,800 tokens. Output is $2.20 per Mtok, well under Kimi K2.6's $4.00. Inside Atlas, where subagents run in parallel background sessions and each one bills independently, that output gap compounds across a wide task rather than showing up once. GLM-4.7 is what you run when you want a competent reasoning model that you can afford to let run without watching the meter.
Can GLM-4.7 emit a long reasoning trace and a diff in one turn?
Yes. GLM-4.7 has a 131,072 max output ceiling, so a single response can carry a long reasoning trace plus a substantial diff without truncation. The 200K tokens (204,800) input window feeds it, and reasoning is enabled by default.
Output ceilings decide whether a plan and its implementation fit in one turn. GLM-4.7's 131,072 tokens is enough that Atlas rarely has to split the work. Atlas drafts a plan in a read-only plan agent and asks before switching to a build agent, and Atlas computes a unified diff for every file edit and surfaces it for approval before writing, so a large single-turn GLM-4.7 response arrives as a reviewable diff rather than a wall of text. Atlas snapshots file changes as git patches so edits can be diffed and rolled back, which is the safety net for a model given that much output room.
How does the GLM-4.7 tier ladder work in Atlas?
GLM-4.7 sits directly above two much cheaper siblings, GLM-4.7-Flash which is free and GLM-4.7-FlashX at $0.07 per Mtok input and $0.40 per Mtok output. The whole tier is one config change apart inside atlas.json.
Staying inside one family for both slots keeps prompt behavior consistent, which matters more than it sounds when a subagent's output feeds back into the main loop. The documented Atlas configuration is "model": "zai/glm-4.7" paired with "small_model": "zai/glm-4.7-flashx", so the cheap slot runs at $0.07 per Mtok input in the same family as the reasoning slot. Use /models in the TUI to favorite both so you can cycle between the reasoning tier and the FlashX tier without editing config, since Atlas lets you switch the active model and provider on the fly with favorites and recents.
When is GLM-5 the better choice than GLM-4.7?
Choose the GLM-5 line over GLM-4.7 when reasoning quality is the binding constraint. GLM-5 carries the same 204,800 context at $1.00 per Mtok input and $3.20 per Mtok output, and GLM-5.2 adds a 1,000,000 token window for large-repo work.
GLM-4.7 is a price choice, not a ceiling choice, and being clear about that is the honest framing. The GLM-5 line is the stronger reasoner. If your Atlas sessions involve architectural decisions where a wrong plan costs more than the model does, the roughly 1.5x step from $0.60 / $2.20 to $1.00 / $3.20 is easy to justify. If your sessions are high-volume and mechanical, GLM-4.7 is the correct call and the extra spend buys you nothing you will notice. GLM-5.2's 1,000,000 token window is a separate argument entirely, and it is about repository scale.
Is GLM-4.7 safe to use on a regulated codebase?
GLM-4.7 is served from Z.ai's China infrastructure, which is a non-starter for some regulated codebases. No price advantage overrides a residency policy, so treat hosting location as a hard filter before you evaluate GLM-4.7's $0.60 / $2.20 economics.
Data residency is the one GLM-4.7 tradeoff that cannot be tuned away with config. If your organization forbids sending source to Chinese infrastructure, GLM-4.7 through the Z.ai API is out, regardless of how well it prices against Kimi K2.6 or MiniMax M2.7-highspeed. Atlas gives you real levers on the surrounding pipeline: Atlas can build its code index with local Ollama embeddings, keeping code off third-party servers, and every Atlas tool call is permission-gated against allow, ask, and deny rules before it runs. Those help, but they do not change where inference happens.
Setup
- 01Export ZHIPU_API_KEY, or run `atlas login` and select Z.ai.
- 02Run `atlas models zai` and confirm that `glm-4.7` resolves.
- 03Set "model": "zai/glm-4.7" in atlas.json for the reasoning slot.
- 04Set "small_model": "zai/glm-4.7-flashx" to keep the cheap slot in the same family at $0.07 per Mtok input.
- 05Use /models in the TUI to favorite both so you can cycle between the reasoning tier and the FlashX tier without editing config.
Frequently asked questions
- how much does glm-4.7 cost per million tokens
- GLM-4.7 costs $0.60 per Mtok input and $2.20 per Mtok output, which is the same price GLM-4.5 launched at eighteen months earlier.
- what is the glm-4.7 context window
- GLM-4.7 has a 200K tokens (204,800) context window with a 131,072 max output, and reasoning is enabled.
- glm-4.7 vs kimi k2.6 for coding agents
- GLM-4.7's $2.20 per Mtok output undercuts Kimi K2.6's $4.00 while matching or exceeding its context at 204,800 tokens.
- how do I set up glm-4.7 in atlas
- Export ZHIPU_API_KEY, run `atlas models zai` to confirm `glm-4.7`, then set "model": "zai/glm-4.7" and "small_model": "zai/glm-4.7-flashx" in atlas.json.
- glm-4.7 vs glm-5 which is better
- The GLM-5 line at $1.00 per Mtok input and $3.20 output is the stronger reasoner. GLM-4.7 is the price choice, not the ceiling choice.
- what is the cheapest model in the glm-4.7 family
- GLM-4.7-Flash is free, and GLM-4.7-FlashX costs $0.07 per Mtok input and $0.40 per Mtok output. Both sit directly below GLM-4.7.
- is glm-4.7 hosted in china
- Yes. GLM-4.7 is served from Z.ai's China infrastructure, which is a non-starter for some regulated codebases regardless of its pricing.
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