API PRICES
Z.ai · glm-5.3
Provider prices, cheapest first
Price comparison
- Official (cash)
- Input 8 / output 28 CNY/million tokens智谱 ·
- Lowest inference provider (cash)
- Input 0.079 / output 4.8 USD/million tokensOpenRouter · Aggregator ·
- Lowest relay (credit)
- 0.5375 CNY credit/million total tokensoai2api.com "china_modal" ·
Official and inference-provider prices are cash; relay prices are site credit (USD credit or CNY credit), a different unit, compared separately. Relay prices are per million total tokens at 75% input and 25% output.
Z.ai · glm-5.3 official price: input 8, output 28 CNY per million tokens (智谱, observed 2026-10-17). Cheapest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 0.079, output 4.8 USD per million tokens. Cheapest relay: oai2api.com, group "china_modal" 0.5375 CNY_CREDIT per million total tokens (credit price, not cash, observed 2026-10-16). 301 sites have comparable prices; 523 sites list this model.Relay blended price uses 75% input and 25% output.
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
Official price
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 智谱 | 8 | 28 | 2 | — | CNY / 1M tokens | Official source |
Official prices are the vendor's cash prices. Inference providers also list cash prices and can be compared directly. Relays list prices in site credit; what you actually pay depends on each site's top-up rate, so they cannot be compared with official prices directly.
Inference providers
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source | vs official |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | 0.079 | 4.8 | 0.078 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Official source | ||
| Novita AI | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.26 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Official source | ||
| Together AI | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.26 | — | USD / 1M tokens | Official source | ||
| SiliconFlow | 8 | 28 | 2 | — | CNY / 1M tokens | Official source | Input 0% · Output 0% |
Unit: CNY credits per 1M tokens. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.
Price range: lowest 0.5375 · median 6.4375 · highest 78 (80 quotes, CNY credits per million total tokens)
Relays
Prices below are in site credit, not cash.
| # | Provider | Plan / conditions | Input ↑CNY credits / 1M | Output CNY credits / 1M | Cache readCNY credits / 1M | BlendedCNY credits / 1M | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 | puppyrouter.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | chinese-models Chinese models group like kimi and deepseek Operator pending verification | 1.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 2.6Median price ÷ this price: 2.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 27 | api.shuaiapi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 2 more sites of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | [Short-term Chinese models special price][not self-operated] [machine translation]Group on site: 【短期国模优惠渠道】【非自营】 Test availability yourself, models are real; check the performance page for cache before use [machine translation]Original: 可用性自测，模型为真，缓存建议去性能页看一下再用 Operator pending verification | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 3.25Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 27 | code.oai1.onlineAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型 Chinese models - 0.25/dao (US dollar) [machine translation]Original: 国模-0.25/刀 Operator pending verification | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 3.25Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 27 | coding101.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型-额度计费 Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Original: 国产模型-额度计费 Operator pending verification | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 3.25Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 27 | dg8.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 3 more sites of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型-额度计费 Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Original: 国产模型-额度计费 Operator pending verification | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 3.25Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 31 | x-llm.netAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型 0.55->0.3, weathered the GPT compute problems, Chinese models collection: kimi/glm/qwen/deepseek/mino/minimax [machine translation]Original: 0.55->0.3，抗过GPT算力问题，国模集合：kimi/glm/qwen/deepseek/mino/minimax Operator pending verification | 2.4 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 32 | api.celestiai.devAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 国产 Chinese models usage-based [machine translation]Original: 国产模型按量 Operator pending verification | 2.72 | 9.52 | 0.68 | 4.42Median price ÷ this price: 1.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | ai.711ev.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | [Chinese models] limited-time discount channel [machine translation]Group on site: 【国模】限时优惠渠道 站点写明为限时价格 Various special-price official KEYs from China and abroad, updated frequently, try several models [machine translation]Original: 国内外各种优惠官KEY，频繁更新，可以多尝试几个模型 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 4.55Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | apibasis.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | GLM release version (self-operated) [machine translation]Group on site: GLM正式版(自营) Has GLM5.3 [machine translation]Original: 有GLM5.3 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 4.55Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 35 | api.kaopuapi.xyzAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 国模 Some Chinese models; check which ones work before using [machine translation]Original: 部分国模，用之前自己先看看那些能用 Operator pending verification | 2.88 | 10.08 | 0.72 | 4.68Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 36 | api.linktoagi.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | GLM GLM official relay [machine translation]Original: GLM官转 Operator pending verification | 3.2 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 5.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.2× | Full prices and sources |
| 36 | api.yanai.it.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | Self-deployed glm [machine translation]Group on site: 自部署glm b300 self-deployed glm5.3 [machine translation]Original: b300 自部署glm5.3 Operator pending verification | 3.2 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 5.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.2× | Full prices and sources |
| 36 | paw.v1chat.ccAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | glm special price [machine translation]Group on site: glm特价 glm special price [machine translation]Original: glm特价 Operator pending verification | 3.2 | 11.2 | — | 5.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.2× | Full prices and sources |
| 39 | newapi.aiopus.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | default Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 3.4 | 15.3 | 0.68 | 6.375Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 40 | tokeness.cnAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | GLM GLM Operator pending verification | 3.6 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 5.85Median price ÷ this price: 1.1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | aimuxr.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Third-party deployment [machine translation]Group on site: 第三方部署 iFlytek/state-owned firm channel; problems: contact site owner! [machine translation]Original: 讯飞/国企渠道，有问题联系管理员！ Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | llm-all.proAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型-额度计费 Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Original: 国产模型-额度计费 Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | model101.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型-额度计费 Chinese models-credit billing [machine translation]Original: 国产模型-额度计费 Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | osss.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Zhipu Z.ai [machine translation]Group on site: 智谱 Z.ai GLM official channel [machine translation]Original: GLM 官方渠道 Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | token101.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | glm series [machine translation]Group on site: glm系列 GLM series [machine translation]Original: GLM 系列 Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | zhouyang168.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans | Special price Chinese models at 50% of price [machine translation]Group on site: 5折特价国模 Official channel special price [machine translation]Original: 官渠特价 Operator pending verification | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6.5Median price ÷ this price: 1× | Full prices and sources |
| 47 | ai.soruxgpt.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | glm GLM Officially Operator pending verification | 4.4 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 7.15Median price ÷ this price: 0.9× | Full prices and sources |
| 48 | ai.easysu.cnAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Zhipu glm [machine translation]Group on site: 智谱glm Zhipu glm official relay [machine translation]Original: 智谱glm官转 Operator pending verification | 4.64 | 4.64 | 1.16 | 4.64Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 49 | api.yunhe.oneAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | Self-deployed Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 自部署国产模型 Self-deployed Chinese models [machine translation]Original: 自部署国产模型 Operator pending verification | 4.8 | 16.8 | 1.2 | 7.8Median price ÷ this price: 0.8× | Full prices and sources |
| 49 | autorouter.netAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models [machine translation]Group on site: 国产模型 Selected Chinese models; high concurrency: contact site owner first [machine translation]Original: 国产精选模型，高并发请提前对接站长 Operator pending verification | 4.8 | 16.8 | 1.2 | 7.8Median price ÷ this price: 0.8× | Full prices and sources |
Special groups · 2 rows · not ranked
These plans are marked as test, internal, disabled, gated by top-up or membership, or have a near-zero ratio. They may not be purchasable or stable, so they are listed separately and left out of the ranking and statistics.
- near-zero-ratio group: 2 rows
- ai.kdysite.cloud · Data processing [machine translation]Group on site: 数据处理 · glm-5.3 · Input 0.24 / Output 0.84 CNY credits / 1M
- ai.kdysite.cloud · Chinese models-perk [machine translation]Group on site: 国模-福利 · glm-5.3 · Input 0.24 / Output 0.84 CNY credits / 1M
How this ranking works
All per-token prices: 97,455 prices from 871 sites (about 765 companies). 89,631 are ranked, from 861 sites (about 755 companies); 7,824 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-17.
This model has 1004 recorded prices; 497 can be compared directly (484 ranked, 13 listed separately). Not comparable yet: price not parsed yet 238, tiered by rules (see Tiered prices) 133, billed per request or another unit 54, display unit not confirmed 34, ratio looks unset 26, scope of the official doc price not confirmed 9
158 recent · 12 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. 0 zero-valued pairs are separately unverified, without proof of free eligibility. Timing does not verify payment, upstream identity or quality.
Prices are converted to site credits using each site’s published ratio. What you actually pay depends on its top-up rate. Input, output and cache prices in each row come from the same plan. 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.
“Self-declared unofficial channel” means the plan name itself says “reverse-engineered” or similar. We have not verified their source or quality. Minimum and median only count regular plans.
Sources not accepted this cycle and reasons
FAQ
Which API is cheapest for Z.ai · glm-5.3?
oai2api.com, group "china_modal", 0.5375 CNY 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.
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