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GLM 5.3 price increase: output $4.40 → $4.80 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.3 changed its list price between Sep 29, 2026 and Oct 11, 2026: input $1.40 → $0.039 and output $4.40 → $4.80 per 1M tokens (+9%).
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¢ | 0.86¢ | $7.91 → $8.56 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.15¢ | 0.12¢ | $1.51 → $1.25 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 3.1¢ | 3.3¢ | $30.55 → $33.23 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 3.1¢ | 3.4¢ | $31.39 → $33.81 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.7¢ | 4.9¢ | $46.54 → $48.80 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.45¢ | 0.39¢ | $4.53 → $3.85 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 2.6¢ | 0.92¢ | $26.17 → $9.21 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.51¢ | 0.50¢ | $5.08 → $4.96 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 7.7¢ | 7.7¢ | $77.26 → $76.99 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.4¢ | 0.96¢ | $13.87 → $9.61 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.6¢ | 3.8¢ | $36.34 → $37.74 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 7.7¢ | 7.7¢ | $76.74 → $76.98 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.72¢ | 0.77¢ | $7.20 → $7.67 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $3.33 | 30¢ | $3,328 → $298 |