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Only one model in the Bridge catalog accepts images today — and it happens to be the strongest Chinese-language model in the group. That makes this guide short and definitive.
$1.13 / $3.94 $0.56 / $1.41 save 50% per 1M tokens
The vision pick — image input through the standard OpenAI image_url format, strongest Chinese-language understanding, 200K context, 50% below official. There is no second option in the catalog; there doesn't need to be.
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| Priority | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest cost | GLM-5.2 $0.56 / $1.41 | GLM-5.2 — the only vision-capable model, and it is a value-priced one. |
| Balanced | GLM-5.2 $0.56 / $1.41 | GLM-5.2 — vision + Chinese-language strength at $0.56/$1.41. |
| Best quality | GLM-5.2 $0.56 / $1.41 | GLM-5.2 — same model; pair it with DeepSeek V4 Pro for the reasoning step after vision. |
For image-heavy multimodal pipelines (screenshots, documents, diagrams), pair GLM-5.2's vision pass with DeepSeek V4 Flash or V4 Pro for the downstream reasoning at scale — one API key covers the whole pipeline.
Which Chinese LLM accepts image input?
GLM-5.2 is the vision-capable model on Bridge — images via the standard OpenAI image_url message format, at $0.56/$1.41 per 1M tokens (50% below official).
Is GLM-5.2 vision compatible with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes. Send content as [{"type": "text", ...}, {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": ...}}] with base_url=https://bridge.computeindex.net/v1 — the same format OpenAI's own API uses.
Can I build a multimodal pipeline on Bridge?
Yes — GLM-5.2 handles the vision step, then route the result into DeepSeek V4 Pro or V4 Flash for reasoning or extraction. All models share one key and one usage dashboard.