GLM-5.3
GLM-5.3 is Zhipu AI's language model with a 1.3M context window and up to 944K output tokens, available from 30 providers, starting at $0.08 / 1M input and $1.76 / 1M output. Z AI's flagship reasoning LLM sharing its base with GLM-5.2, with targeted improvements for complex software engineering and agentic tasks.
| Specifications | |
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zhipu-glm-5-3 | |
| Language | |
| Active | |
| Zhipu AI | |
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| 1.3M tokens | |
| 944K tokens | |
| ImageText | |
| Text | |
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| 753B | |
| 1,181 | |
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| · 3 months ago | |
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | #65 |
| Coding Index | #14 |
| GPQA | #26 |
| HLE | #42 |
| Time to First Token | #479 |
| SciCode | #13 |
| LCR | #60 |
| Output TPS | #150 |
Capabilities
Input2/5
Text✓
Image✓
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities8/13
Reasoning✓
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling✓
Parallel Function Calling✓
Structured Outputs✓
Native JSON Schema✓
Web Search✓
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching✓
Assistant Prefill✓
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | Flex | Fast | Batch | |||||||||||
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| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Cache Write 5m $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Cache Write 5m $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Cache Write 5m $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | |
| $1.00 | $4.00 | $0.3 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.13 | $3.94 | $0.282 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.7 | $2.20 | N/A | |
| $1.68 | $5.28 | $0.312 | $2.10 | $0.84 | $2.64 | $0.156 | $1.05 | $2.94 | $9.24 | $0.546 | $3.67 | $0.84 | $2.64 | N/A | |
| $1.75 | $5.50 | $0.325 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.14 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.14 | $4.00 | $0.286 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.56 | $1.76 | $0.104 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.12 | $4.40 | N/A | $1.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | $1.40 | — | — | — | — | $2.45 | $7.70 | $0.455 | $2.45 | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | $1.75 | $5.50 | $0.325 | N/A | — | — | — | |
| $1.26 | $3.96 | $0.234 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.82 | $5.72 | $0.34 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.18 | $3.70 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.14 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.7 | $2.20 | N/A | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.08 | $3.60 | $0.076 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.45 | $2.00 | $0.1 | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.98 | $3.08 | $0.18 | N/A | $0.4 | $1.80 | $0.08 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.98 | $3.08 | $0.18 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $2.02 | $6.34 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.01 | $3.17 | N/A | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.14 | N/A | — | — | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.10 | $6.60 | $0.21 | N/A | — | — | — | |
| $1.20 | $4.00 | $0.19 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.40 | $4.40 | $0.26 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cost Calculator
US Dollar ($)
Preset:
Cheapest Instances to Run It
Cloud GPU instances that can host GLM-5.3, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 1808 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.
All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
US Dollar ($)
Instance | Cloud | GPU | VRAM | Price | Cheapest region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p6-b300.48xlarge |  AWS | 8× B300 | 2149 GB | $142.42/hr |
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 Prime | 1.0M | $2.80 | $8.80 | Available | |
| GLM-5.3 FlashX | 1.0M | $0.286 | $1.00 | Available | |
| GLM-5.3 Flash | 1.3M | $0.029 | $0.092 | Available | |
| GLM-5.3 | 1.3M | $0.080 | $1.76 | Current | |
| GLM-5.3 (50% off) | 1.0M | — | — | Available | |
| GLM-5.2 Fast | 1.0M | $2.10 | $6.60 | Deprecated | |
| GLM-5.2 | 1.0M | $0.006 | $1.76 | Deprecated | |
| GLM-5V Turbo | 205K | $0.704 | $3.10 | Available | |
| GLM-5 Turbo | 203K | $1.20 | $4.00 | Available | |
| GLM-5.1 Non-Reasoning | — | — | — | — | Available |
| GLM-5 Non-Reasoning | — | — | — | — | Available |