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GLM 5.2 price cut: output $3.04 → $2.15 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.2 changed its list price between Aug 21, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026: input $0.97 → $0.68 and output $3.04 → $2.15 per 1M tokens (-29%).
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 | 0.55¢ | 0.39¢ | $5.46 → $3.86 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.10¢ | 0.07¢ | $1.04 → $0.74 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.1¢ | 1.5¢ | $21.08 → $14.91 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.2¢ | 1.5¢ | $21.66 → $15.32 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.2¢ | 2.3¢ | $32.12 → $22.71 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.31¢ | 0.22¢ | $3.12 → $2.21 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.8¢ | 1.3¢ | $18.06 → $12.77 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.35¢ | 0.25¢ | $3.51 → $2.48 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 5.3¢ | 3.8¢ | $53.31 → $37.70 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.96¢ | 0.68¢ | $9.57 → $6.77 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.5¢ | 1.8¢ | $25.08 → $17.73 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 5.3¢ | 3.7¢ | $52.95 → $37.45 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.50¢ | 0.35¢ | $4.97 → $3.51 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.30 | $1.62 | $2,297 → $1,624 |