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GLM 5 price increase: output $1.92 → $3.20 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5 changed its list price between Aug 21, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026: input $0.60 → $1.00 and output $1.92 → $3.20 per 1M tokens (+67%).
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 | 0.35¢ | 0.58¢ | $3.45 → $5.75 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.07¢ | 0.11¢ | $0.65 → $1.09 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 1.3¢ | 2.2¢ | $13.33 → $22.22 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 1.4¢ | 2.3¢ | $13.69 → $22.82 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.0¢ | 3.4¢ | $20.30 → $33.83 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.20¢ | 0.33¢ | $1.97 → $3.28 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.1¢ | 1.9¢ | $11.28 → $18.80 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.22¢ | 0.37¢ | $2.21 → $3.69 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 3.4¢ | 5.6¢ | $33.66 → $56.10 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.60¢ | 1.0¢ | $6.01 → $10.02 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.6¢ | 2.6¢ | $15.84 → $26.41 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 3.3¢ | 5.6¢ | $33.44 → $55.73 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.31¢ | 0.52¢ | $3.14 → $5.24 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.43 | $2.38 | $1,428 → $2,380 |