GLM API in India: not on unoblox, alternatives

Zhipu's GLM models are not available on unoblox. They are not in the live model list (/v1/models), and a request for a GLM model id will not route. If you're looking at GLM for an open-weight or Chinese-lab model, the catalog has several live options from Alibaba (Qwen), DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, all billed in rupees.

Live alternatives

Rates below are as listed on 7 October 2026; the model page always shows the live rate.

Model	Model id	Input (₹ / 1M)	Output (₹ / 1M)	Input types	Context window
Qwen3.8-27B	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	₹0	₹0	text and image	262,144
DeepSeek V4 Flash	deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash	₹9.11	₹18.22	text only	1,048,576
Qwen3.8 Flash	qwen/qwen3.8-flash	₹11.44	₹38.68	text only	1,000,000
Qwen3 235B A22B	qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	₹9.11	₹55.70	text only	262,144
MiniMax M3	minimaxai/minimax-m3	₹28.36	₹111.39	text and image	524,288
Kimi K3	moonshotai/kimi-k3	₹288.61	₹1,443.08	text and image	1,048,576

Every listed rate already includes unoblox's 5% platform fee, and you are charged exactly the listed rate. Qwen3.8-27B is free, with a fair-use limit of 10 requests per minute per workspace (see Freemium access).

Two-minute setup

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(api_key="ub-gw-...", base_url="https://api.unoblox.ai/v1")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3.8-27b",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Draft a bilingual product description."}],
)

The catalog lists tool calling for every model above. To try another model, change the model field.

Billing

Usage is paid from a prepaid rupee wallet. GST at 18% is added when you top up (pay ₹118 and ₹100 of credit lands in your wallet), and one GST tax invoice is issued for each top-up; individual requests carry no separate invoice. There's no separate account with each model lab, and no foreign-currency charge.

Frequently asked questions

Can I call GLM through unoblox? No. GLM is not in the catalog. The model list shows everything that's live.

Will GLM be added? We don't announce models ahead of time. If you need a specific model, tell us through the contact page.

Do these alternatives run in India? Qwen3.8-27B runs on unoblox's own GPUs in India. The others run at upstream providers outside India. For those, what's India-specific is rupee billing, a GST invoice for each top-up, and one endpoint.

Which alternative accepts images? Qwen3.8-27B, MiniMax M3 and Kimi K3 list image input. The other three are text-only.

Get started in rupees → https://unoblox.ai/sign-in