Effective price spreads the monthly fee over 1M tokens; API prices are the vendor's own metered rate for a 3:1 input:output blend. Plan fees are list prices verified 2026-09-13.
3 flat-rate subscription plans include GLM-5-Turbo: Z.ai GLM Coding Lite, Z.ai GLM Coding Pro and Z.ai GLM Coding Max. As of Oct 4, 2026, the cheapest is Z.ai GLM Coding Lite at $18 a month — $18 per 1M tokens at 1M tokens a month, and cheaper still at higher usage. Metered GLM-5-Turbo pricing is $1.9 per 1M tokens on a 3:1 input:output blend, so this plan is the cheaper option above 9.5M tokens a month.
Plans that include GLM-5-Turbo
Flat-rate plans that include GLM-5-Turbo, in USD per month, updated Oct 4, 2026