Z.aiGLM 5V Turbo pricing
$1.20 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.72¢ per chat answer and 2.3¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What GLM 5V Turbo 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 | 0.72¢$7.19 / 1,000 | 48 in · 391 out · 1,391 reasoning | 256 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.14¢$1.35 / 1,000 | 265 in · 234 out · 24 reasoning | 192 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.8¢$27.77 / 1,000 | 62 in · 2,174 out · 4,749 reasoning | 262 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.9¢$28.51 / 1,000 | 289 in · 1,101 out · 5,940 reasoning | 280 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.2¢$42.22 / 1,000 | 1,330 in · 1,394 out · 8,761 reasoning | 287 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.41¢$4.06 / 1,000 | 730 in · 642 out · 155 reasoning | 210 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 2.3¢$22.85 / 1,000 | 12,995 in · 544 out · 1,270 reasoning | 253 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.46¢$4.59 / 1,000 | 391 in · 455 out · 576 reasoning | 218 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥7.0¢$69.88 / 1,000 | 4,900 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 258 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.2¢$12.34 / 1,000 | 3,714 in · 274 out · 1,697 reasoning | 256 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.3¢$32.95 / 1,000 | 1,281 in · 441 out · 7,411 reasoning | 294 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥6.9¢$69.44 / 1,000 | 4,532 in · 2 out · 15,998 reasoning | 272 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.65¢$6.54 / 1,000 | 128 in · 473 out · 1,123 reasoning | 247 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 79¢$791 / 1,000 | 2,239,737 in · 15,014 out · 28,800 reasoning | 214 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving GLM 5V Turbo through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z.AIfp8 | $1.20 / $4.00 | $0.24 | 202K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Apr 7, 2026 at $1.20 input / $4.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does GLM 5V Turbo cost?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per 1 million input tokens and $4.00 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.24 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.72¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 2.3¢.
Where is GLM 5V Turbo cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Z.AI: $1.20 input and $4.00 output per 1M tokens.
Is the GLM 5V Turbo cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: GLM 5V Turbo was not run directly. Tokens come from GLM 5.3 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Z.ai. Real usage can differ.