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GLM 5 price cut: output $2.55 → $1.92 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5 changed its list price between Jul 20, 2026 and Aug 21, 2026: input $0.95 → $0.60 and output $2.55 → $1.92 per 1M tokens (-25%).
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 | 0.46¢ | 0.35¢ | $4.59 → $3.45 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.09¢ | 0.07¢ | $0.91 → $0.65 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 1.8¢ | 1.3¢ | $17.71 → $13.33 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 1.8¢ | 1.4¢ | $18.23 → $13.69 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.7¢ | 2.0¢ | $27.16 → $20.30 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.27¢ | 0.20¢ | $2.73 → $1.97 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.7¢ | 1.1¢ | $16.97 → $11.28 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.30¢ | 0.22¢ | $3.00 → $2.21 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 4.5¢ | 3.4¢ | $45.46 → $33.66 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.86¢ | 0.60¢ | $8.55 → $6.01 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.1¢ | 1.6¢ | $21.24 → $15.84 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 4.5¢ | 3.3¢ | $45.11 → $33.44 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.42¢ | 0.31¢ | $4.19 → $3.14 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.24 | $1.43 | $2,239 → $1,428 |