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GLM 5.2 price cut: output $3.74 → $1.98 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.2 changed its list price between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026: input $1.19 → $0.63 and output $3.74 → $1.98 per 1M tokens (-47%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.67¢ | 0.36¢ | $6.72 → $3.56 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.13¢ | 0.07¢ | $1.28 → $0.68 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.6¢ | 1.4¢ | $25.97 → $13.75 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.7¢ | 1.4¢ | $26.68 → $14.12 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.0¢ | 2.1¢ | $39.56 → $20.94 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.38¢ | 0.20¢ | $3.85 → $2.04 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 2.2¢ | 1.2¢ | $22.25 → $11.78 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.43¢ | 0.23¢ | $4.32 → $2.29 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 6.6¢ | 3.5¢ | $65.67 → $34.77 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.2¢ | 0.62¢ | $11.79 → $6.24 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.1¢ | 1.6¢ | $30.89 → $16.35 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 6.5¢ | 3.5¢ | $65.23 → $34.54 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.61¢ | 0.32¢ | $6.12 → $3.24 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.83 | $1.50 | $2,829 → $1,498 |