API PRICES
Z.ai · glm-5.3
Tiered prices, cheapest first
Price ranges per million tokens
Official cash prices · Lowest 13 · median 13 · highest 13 · 1 quotes CNY / per million tokens
Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 1.2593 · median 2.15 · highest 2.15 · 3 quotes USD / per million tokens
Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 13 · median 13 · highest 13 · 1 quotes CNY / per million tokens
Relay USD credit prices · Lowest 0.00875 · median 5.1 · highest 112.5 · 132 quotes USD / per million tokens, site credit
Relay CNY credit prices · Lowest 0.5375 · median 6.4375 · highest 78 · 80 quotes CNY / per million tokens, site credit
Uses the standard tier (shortest context, base price). Full rules are in Details.
Unit: USD credits per 1M tokens. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.
| # | Provider | Plan / conditions | Input ↑USD credits / 1M | Output USD credits / 1M | Cache readUSD credits / 1M | BlendedUSD credits / 1M | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recent price | |||||||
| 26 | apiapi.gptshare666.proAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | glm exclusive [machine translation]Group on site: glm专属 Standard tier · base glm exclusive [machine translation]Original: glm专属 Operator pending verification | 14.4 | 54 | 3.6 | 24.3 | Full prices and sources |
| 27 | meow61.myAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Standard tier · base Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 106.82 | 373.86 | 26.704 | 173.58 | Full prices and sources |
| Older price | |||||||
| 01 | zzshu.ccAsk or discussCollected: Carried previous price Not updated this time; showing the previous price View 2 plans | GLM Standard tier · standard GLM Operator pending verification | 0.28 | 0.88 | 0.052 | 0.43 | Full prices and sources |
| Recent price · Includes prices of 0 (free status unconfirmed) | |||||||
| — · Price of 0 · free status unconfirmed | ai.mcnan.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | default Standard tier · base Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Full prices and sources |
How this ranking works
All tiered prices: 30,485 prices from 636 sites (about 555 companies). 28,608 are ranked, from 629 sites (about 548 companies); 1,877 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-17.
This model has 133 tiered prices; 107 can be compared directly (103 ranked, 4 listed separately). Not comparable yet: display unit not confirmed 16, formula-based rule pricing 6, rule billed per request · compared separately 4
60 recent · 2 stale (older than 10 days, or not updated by this refresh) · 0 unverified timestamps. Minimum and median only count recent paid prices; older prices stay in the table. 1 zero values are separately unverified, without proof of free eligibility.
For tiered models (e.g. longer context costs more) we use the standard tier: shortest context, normal service tier, base price without promotions. Prices that change with time of day or request options are listed separately with the reason. See “Details” for the full rules.
Prices are converted to site credits using each site’s published ratio and display multiplier. What you actually pay depends on its top-up rate. Several sites run by the same company take one place in the ranking: its cheapest plan, with the other sites listed under it. We judge “same company” by identical prices, status pages or homepage code; this is not a legal finding. To see every site’s prices, choose “All plans” or filter by provider.
Sources not accepted this cycle and reasons
FAQ
Which API is cheapest for Z.ai · glm-5.3?
xeduapi.com, group "default", 0.00875 USD credit per million total tokens, observed 2026-10-16. 301 sites have comparable prices.
What is the official price for Z.ai · glm-5.3?
Input 8, output 28 CNY per million tokens, checked 2026-10-17. Lowest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 0.079, output 4.8 USD per million tokens.
How do I use Z.ai · glm-5.3 in Claude Code or Codex?
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