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GLM 5.2 price cut: output $9.00 → $2.42 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.2 changed its list price between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026: input $0.037 → $0.62 and output $9.00 → $2.42 per 1M tokens (-73%).
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 | 1.6¢ | 0.43¢ | $16.04 → $4.34 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.23¢ | 0.08¢ | $2.33 → $0.79 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 6.2¢ | 1.7¢ | $62.31 → $16.79 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 6.3¢ | 1.7¢ | $63.38 → $17.22 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 9.1¢ | 2.5¢ | $91.44 → $25.40 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.72¢ | 0.24¢ | $7.20 → $2.38 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.7¢ | 1.2¢ | $16.81 → $12.45 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.93¢ | 0.27¢ | $9.29 → $2.74 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 14¢ | 4.2¢ | $144 → $41.76 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.8¢ | 0.71¢ | $17.88 → $7.07 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 7.1¢ | 2.0¢ | $70.72 → $19.80 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 14¢ | 4.2¢ | $144 → $41.53 |
| Write a SQL query | 1.4¢ | 0.39¢ | $14.37 → $3.94 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 48¢ | $1.49 | $477 → $1,495 |