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GLM 5.3 price cut: output $4.80 → $1.40 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5.3 changed its list price between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026: input $0.079 → $0.079 and output $4.80 → $1.40 per 1M tokens (-71%).
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 | 0.86¢ | 0.25¢ | $8.56 → $2.50 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.13¢ | 0.04¢ | $1.26 → $0.38 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 3.3¢ | 0.97¢ | $33.24 → $9.70 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 3.4¢ | 0.99¢ | $33.82 → $9.88 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.9¢ | 1.4¢ | $48.85 → $14.32 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.39¢ | 0.12¢ | $3.88 → $1.17 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.97¢ | 0.36¢ | $9.73 → $3.57 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.50¢ | 0.15¢ | $4.98 → $1.47 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 7.7¢ | 2.3¢ | $77.19 → $22.79 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.98¢ | 0.31¢ | $9.75 → $3.05 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.8¢ | 1.1¢ | $37.79 → $11.09 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 7.7¢ | 2.3¢ | $77.16 → $22.76 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.77¢ | 0.22¢ | $7.67 → $2.24 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 39¢ | 24¢ | $387 → $238 |