GLM-5.3
As of Oct 4, 2026, the cheapest GLM-5.3 API price is $0.4 per 1M input tokens (CrofAI) and $1.4 per 1M output tokens (CrofAI). GLM-5.3 is offered by 70 providers in the glm family, open weights, reasoning enabled. Z.AI's own rate is $4.4 per 1M output tokens. 4 providers list it as a free-tier offer. It is also included in 7 flat-rate subscription plans, Qwen (Alibaba Cloud) Token Plan Lite from $8/mo.
API pricing by provider
Metered per-token prices. Cheapest input and output are highlighted; † marks a context-tier surcharge. How prices are ranked.
| CrofAIopen | Cheapest$0.4 | Cheapest$1.4 | $0.06 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Merge Gatewayopen | $0.7 | $2.2 | $0.13 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Vultropen | $0.75 | $3 | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway)open | $0.9 | $3 | $0.15 | — | 1.0M | 6d agoout −25% |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $0.9 | $3 | $0.15 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Cortecsopen | $0.873 | $3.306 | $0.221 | — | 1.0M | 9d agoout −15.2% |
| engyopen | $0.98 | $3.08 | $0.18 | — | 328k | — |
| NanoGPTopen | $1 | $3.2 | $0.2 | — | 1.0M | — |
| AKI.IOopen | $1 | $3.5 | $0.25 | — | 524k | — |
| Deep Infraopen | $0.9 | $4 | $0.2 | — | 1.0M | 10d agoout +0% |
| Vancineopen | $1.12 | $3.52 | $0.208 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Meliousopen | $1.1592 | $3.4776 | $0.2318 | — | 1.0M | — |
| ai&open | $1 | $4 | $0.3 | — | 1.0M | — |
| IteraComputeopen | $1.2 | $3.5 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Alibaba (China)open | $1.1 | $3.851 | $0.275 | free | 1.0M | — |
| AIHubMixopen | $1.1268 | $3.9438 | $0.2817 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Friendliopen | $1.26 | $3.96 | $0.234 | — | 1.0M | 19d agoout −10% |
| OrcaRouteropen | $1.26 | $3.96 | $0.234 | — | 1.0M | — |
| CoralBricksopen | $1.12 | $4.4 | free | $1.68 | 1.0M | — |
| Requestyopen | $1.2 | $4.2 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Requestyeuopen | $1.2 | $4.2 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Vivgridopen | $1.2 | $4.2 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| CrossModelopen | $1.2 | $4.4 | $0.3 | $1.2 | 1.0M | — |
 302.AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| Basetenopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Cloudflare Workers AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Eden AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| EmpirioLabs AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $1.4 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Fireworks AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Hugging Faceopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| Incoopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| Kilo Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.28 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| LLM Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Mistralopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Nebius Token Factoryopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $1.4 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Ofoxopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Ollama Cloudopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| OpenCode Zenopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| OpenCode Goopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| OpenRouteropen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | 2d agoout +0% |
| SiliconFlowopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | free | 1.0M | — |
| Syntheticopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 524k | — |
| Tempr Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Tempr Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | free | 1.0M | — |
| Together AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| TokenGoopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Umans AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Vercel AI Gatewayopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.14 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Z.AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | free | 1.0M | — |
| ZenMuxopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Zhipu AIopen | $1.4 | $4.4 | $0.26 | free | 1.0M | — |
| Neuralwattopen | $1.45 | $4.5 | $0.145 | — | 1.0M | — |
| GreenPTopen | $1.2775 | $5.1102 | $0.3194 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Charm Hyperopen | $1.5243 | $4.7907 | $0.2831 | — | 1.0M | — |
| TensorXopen | $1.75 | $4.5 | $0.44 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Opperopen | $1.75 | $4.6488 | $0.44 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Bothubopen | $1.72 | $5.41 | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| Venice AIopen | $1.75 | $5.5 | $0.325 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Tinfoilopen | $1.8 | $5.75 | $0.45 | — | 1.0M | — |
| Privatemode AIopen | $1.791 | $6.6326 | $0.1733 | — | 1.0M | yesterdayout −25.8% |
| Kenarifree | free | free | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| NaNfree | free | free | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| Nvidiafree | free | free | — | — | 1.0M | — |
| TokenRouterfree | free | free | — | — | 1.0M | — |
Subscription plans (not per-token)
Billed per month, not per token — never counted as the cheapest offer.
| Alibaba Token Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Alibaba Token Plan (China)plan | free | free | 1.0M |
| ClinePassplan | $1.4 | $4.4 | 1.0M |
| SCNet Token Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Umans AI Coding Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Volcengine Ark Coding Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Z.AI Coding Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
| Zhipu AI Coding Planplan | free | free | 1.0M |
GLM-5.3 pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest GLM-5.3 API?
As of Oct 4, 2026, CrofAI has the lowest GLM-5.3 output price at $1.4 per 1M tokens, and CrofAI has the lowest input price at $0.4 per 1M tokens. Prices are metered per-token rates in USD; free tiers and subscription plans are excluded.
How much does GLM-5.3 cost on Z.AI?
Z.AI charges $1.4 per 1M input tokens and $4.4 per 1M output tokens for GLM-5.3.
How many providers offer GLM-5.3?
70 providers list GLM-5.3 on Sovyron; 66 of them sell it at a metered per-token price.
Is GLM-5.3 free?
4 provider(s) list a free-tier offer: Kenari, NaN, Nvidia, TokenRouter. Free tiers usually have rate limits.
Is GLM-5.3 included in a subscription plan?
Yes. 7 flat-rate plan(s) include it; the cheapest is Qwen (Alibaba Cloud) Token Plan Lite at $8/month.
What is the context window of GLM-5.3?
GLM-5.3 supports a 1.0M-token context window and up to 1.0M output tokens.
Token cost calculator
What a month costs at one provider's published rates. Enter the tokens you expect to send and receive; cached tokens use the cached-input price where the provider lists one, and count as ordinary input where it does not.
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