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GLM 5.3 pricing

GLM-5.3 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and improves... Below you will find 6 current rows with input and output dollars per million. Right now the lowest input is $1.26 and the lowest output is $3.96.

1.0M context·6 providers·save up to 10% vs native via Friendliai·verified Sep 7, 2026
Best input$1.26per 1M tokens · Friendliai
Best output$3.96per 1M tokens · Friendliai

Pricing across providers

Use this table to read GLM 5.3 list prices. We show 6 sources right now. Lowest input in the grid: Friendliai. The chart below the table helps when output prices are much higher than input prices.

B
Baseten
Input / 1M
$1.40
Output / 1M
$4.40
Cached in: $0.140
F
Friendliai
Input / 1M
$1.26
Output / 1M
$3.96
Cached in: $0.234
N
Novita
Input / 1M
$1.40
Output / 1M
$4.40
Cached in: $0.260
O
Openrouter
Input / 1M
$1.40
Output / 1M
$4.40
TA
Together AI
Input / 1M
$1.40
Output / 1M
$4.40
Cached in: $0.260
ZA
Z Ainative
Input / 1M
$1.40
Output / 1M
$4.40
Cached in: $0.260

Input vs output · per provider

Cost calculator

Use this block to stress test GLM 5.3 cost without a spreadsheet. All estimates come from public list rates in this page.

Provider

In: $1.40/M·Out: $4.40/M·Cache: $0.140/M

0.140000¢ / req

0.220000¢ / req

Daily
$36
Monthly
$1.1K
Annual
$13.1K

Model specifications

These fields describe GLM 5.3 as we store it (source: Z Ai). They sit next to price so buyers can check limits and tools in one place.

Context window
1,048,576 tokens
Max output
131,072 tokens
Vision (images)
No
Tool / function calling
Yes
Streaming
Yes
Released
Aug 2026
Primary provider
Z Ai
Model family
N/A

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Frequently asked questions

Quick frequently asked items for GLM 5.3 pricing and limits. The short model note from our index: GLM-5.3 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and improves...

GLM 5.3 costs $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens via the native API. Prompt caching reduces input costs to $0.26/M tokens.

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