Z.aiopen weightsGLM 5 pricing
$1.00 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.58¢ per chat answer and 1.9¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What GLM 5 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (GLM 5.3 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.58¢$5.75 / 1,000 | 48 in · 391 out · 1,391 reasoning | 236 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.11¢$1.09 / 1,000 | 265 in · 234 out · 24 reasoning | 175 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.2¢$22.22 / 1,000 | 62 in · 2,174 out · 4,749 reasoning | 240 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.3¢$22.82 / 1,000 | 289 in · 1,101 out · 5,940 reasoning | 276 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.4¢$33.83 / 1,000 | 1,330 in · 1,394 out · 8,761 reasoning | 282 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.33¢$3.28 / 1,000 | 730 in · 642 out · 155 reasoning | 193 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.9¢$18.80 / 1,000 | 12,995 in · 544 out · 1,270 reasoning | 237 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.37¢$3.69 / 1,000 | 391 in · 455 out · 576 reasoning | 204 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥5.6¢$56.10 / 1,000 | 4,900 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 247 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.0¢$10.02 / 1,000 | 3,714 in · 274 out · 1,697 reasoning | 236 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.6¢$26.41 / 1,000 | 1,281 in · 441 out · 7,411 reasoning | 281 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥5.6¢$55.73 / 1,000 | 4,532 in · 2 out · 15,998 reasoning | 259 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.52¢$5.24 / 1,000 | 128 in · 473 out · 1,123 reasoning | 230 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 65¢$653 / 1,000 | 2,239,737 in · 15,014 out · 28,800 reasoning | 192 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving GLM 5 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S StreamLakefp8 | $0.60 / $1.92 | $0.12 | 198K | 100% |
| G GMICloudfp8 | $0.60 / $1.92 | $0.12 | 202K | 100% |
| B Baidufp8 | $0.70 / $2.24 | $0.14 | 202K | 100% |
 SiliconFlowfp8 | $0.95 / $2.55 | $0.20 | 204K | 100% |
 Amazon Bedrockunknown | $1.00 / $3.20 | - | 202K | 100% |
| V Venicefp8 | $1.00 / $3.20 | $0.20 | 198K | 100% |
 Novitafp8 | $1.00 / $3.20 | $0.20 | 202K | |
Z.AIfp8 | $1.00 / $3.20 | $0.20 | 202K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Feb 15, 2026 at $0.80 input / $2.56 output. Since then the output price moved from $2.56 to $3.20 per 1M tokens (10 changes).
FAQ
How much does GLM 5 cost?
GLM 5 costs $1.00 per 1 million input tokens and $3.20 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.20 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.58¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 1.9¢.
Where is GLM 5 cheapest?
Among 8 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at StreamLake: $0.60 input and $1.92 output per 1M tokens.
Is the GLM 5 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: GLM 5 was not run directly. Tokens come from GLM 5.3 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Z.ai. Real usage can differ.