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GLM 5.3 price cut: output $4.40 → $2.86 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.3 changed its list price between Aug 21, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026: input $1.40 → $0.91 and output $4.40 → $2.86 per 1M tokens (-35%).
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 | 0.79¢ | 0.51¢ | $7.91 → $5.14 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.15¢ | 0.10¢ | $1.51 → $0.98 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 3.1¢ | 2.0¢ | $30.55 → $19.86 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 3.1¢ | 2.0¢ | $31.39 → $20.40 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.7¢ | 3.0¢ | $46.54 → $30.25 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.45¢ | 0.29¢ | $4.53 → $2.94 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 2.6¢ | 1.7¢ | $26.17 → $17.01 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.51¢ | 0.33¢ | $5.08 → $3.30 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 7.7¢ | 5.0¢ | $77.26 → $50.22 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.4¢ | 0.90¢ | $13.87 → $9.02 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.6¢ | 2.4¢ | $36.34 → $23.62 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 7.7¢ | 5.0¢ | $76.74 → $49.88 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.72¢ | 0.47¢ | $7.20 → $4.68 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $3.33 | $2.16 | $3,328 → $2,163 |