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GLM 5 price cut: output $3.20 → $1.92 per 1M tokens
Z.ai's GLM 5 changed its list price between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026: input $1.00 → $0.60 and output $3.20 → $1.92 per 1M tokens (-40%).
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 | 0.58¢ | 0.35¢ | $5.75 → $3.45 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.11¢ | 0.07¢ | $1.09 → $0.65 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.2¢ | 1.3¢ | $22.22 → $13.33 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.3¢ | 1.4¢ | $22.82 → $13.69 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.4¢ | 2.0¢ | $33.83 → $20.30 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.33¢ | 0.20¢ | $3.28 → $1.97 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.9¢ | 1.1¢ | $18.80 → $11.28 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.37¢ | 0.22¢ | $3.69 → $2.21 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 5.6¢ | 3.4¢ | $56.10 → $33.66 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.0¢ | 0.60¢ | $10.02 → $6.01 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.6¢ | 1.6¢ | $26.41 → $15.84 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 5.6¢ | 3.3¢ | $55.73 → $33.44 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.52¢ | 0.31¢ | $5.24 → $3.14 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.38 | $1.43 | $2,380 → $1,428 |