GLM 5.3 API pricing
8 providers publish a per-token price for GLM 5.3 (Z.ai, open weights).
Z.ai's model for coding and long-running agent work. It shares GLM 5.2's base model; Z.ai credits the improvements to post-training alone. The weights use a custom GLM-5.3 license, not MIT like GLM 5.3 Flash.
- Creator
- Z.ai
- Released
- 18 August 2026
- License
- GLM-5.3 License
- Context
- 1M tokens
- Input
- text
- Model card
- Hugging Face
Facts from the model card, checked 25 Sep 2026.
Across 8 providers, the most expensive charges 2.1× the cheapest on a blended basis. 1 provider is on a limited-time promotion.
Prices by provider
Per 1M tokens, on-demand, sorted cheapest first by blended cost (3:1 input to output). Off-peak and long-context rates are listed on each provider's page.
| # | Provider | Input / 1M | Cached / 1M | Output / 1M | Checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deepinfra | $0.5625 | $0.125 | $2.50 | 25 Sep 2026 | Promotional price, 38% off list $0.90 / $4.00 |
| 2 | together.ai | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | |
| 3 | novita.ai | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | |
| 4 | SiliconFlow | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | |
| 5 | Baseten | $1.40 | $0.14 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | |
| 6 | fireworks.ai | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | Standard tier |
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | $1.40 | – | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 | International region |
| 8 | Cloudflare Workers AI | $1.40 | $0.26 | $4.40 | 25 Sep 2026 |
Each price was read off the provider's own pricing page on the date shown; the date links to that page. Providers that publish no per-token price for this model are not listed. The same data is open under CC-BY at /api/query/prices.
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