The two most potent open models evaluated for European enterprise engineering. Compare reasoning depth, latency, and how Regolo’s Core Plan (€39/month for 600M tokens) delivers an effective rate of €0.065 per million tokens with guaranteed EU Zero Data Retention.
= $2.00 USD / million
= €0.065 EUR / million
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You do not need to choose: pair them via Brick Semantic Router.
Qwen3.8-27B handles 80–90% of daily turn volume: documentation search, single-file edits, unit test drafting, and syntax verification at only €0.50 / 1M input tokens with ultra-fast latency.
GLM-5.2 steps in for the demanding 10–20%: cross-system architectural planning, multi-file refactors, and complex logic resolution where deep frontier reasoning is required.
Official specifications and pricing comparison
Comparing Regolo’s EU sovereign endpoints against published rates on Z.AI (docs.z.ai) and Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (help.aliyun.com).
| Evaluation Factor | GLM-5.2 (Regolo.ai) | GLM-5.2 (Z.AI Official) | Qwen3.8-27B (Regolo.ai) | Qwen3.8-27B (Alibaba Cloud) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost for 1M Tokens (800k in / 200k out) | €0.065 EUR (Core) | $2.00 USD (~€1.87 EUR) | €0.065 EUR (Core) | 7.29 CNY (~€0.95 EUR) |
| Pay-as-you-go Input (/1M) | €2.00 | $1.40 USD (~€1.30) | €0.50 | 3.646 CNY (~€0.47) |
| Pay-as-you-go Output (/1M) | €5.20 | $4.40 USD (~€4.10) | €2.10 (Cheaper) | 21.875 CNY (~€2.85) |
| Regolo Core Plan (€39/mo) | €39 / month for 600M tokens — effective rate: €0.065 / 1M tokens! Saves €1,082 vs Z.AI (-96.5%) and saves €530 vs Alibaba (-93.2%) on 600M tokens. | |||
| Data Residency & Jurisdiction | European Union (GDPR Art. 28) | China (CN Cyber Law) | European Union (GDPR Art. 28) | China / Asia Cloud Regions |
| Zero Data Retention (ZDR) | Guaranteed & Audited | Standard provider logging | Guaranteed & Audited | Standard provider logging |
| Invoicing Currency | Euro (€) with EU VAT invoice | USD ($) international invoice | Euro (€) with EU VAT invoice | CNY / USD international billing |
Setup with Brick semantic router
Connect via OpenAI’s standard client and let brick-complexity-pro route between Qwen3.8 and GLM-5.2 automatically:
from openai import OpenAI
# Regolo EU endpoint with Zero Data Retention:
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_REGOLO_API_KEY",
base_url="https://api.regolo.ai/v1"
)
# Automated Semantic Routing via Brick Complexity Pro (€0.00/1M token overhead):
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="brick-complexity-pro",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Run test suite and fix failing assertions."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Frequently asked questions
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