Z.ai: GLM 5.3

deprecated

GLM-5.3 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks.

Context
1.0M
Max output
944K
Input price
$0.08/1M tokens
Output price
$1.4/1M tokens

Capabilities

vision
tool call
structured output
reasoning
json mode
streaming
fine tuning
batch

Details

Model IDz-ai/glm-5.3
Provider OpenRouter
Creator z-ai
Familyglm-5.3
License—
Parameters—
Statusdeprecated
Input modalitiestext
Output modalitiestext
Architecture—
Knowledge cutoff—
Training data cutoff—
Release date
Deprecation date
Typechat
Reasoning tokens—
Max input—
Open weight—
Sourceofficial
Last updated

Tools

Function Callingfunction_calling
Call external functions and APIs

Pricing

Input
$0.08
Output
$1.4
↓71%$4.8
Cache write
—
Cache read
$0.08
Batch in
—
Batch out
—
Price history · $/1M input
$1.4
$0.079
Sep 7Oct 19
DateInputOutputCache readChange
Aug 31, 2026$1.4$4.4$0.26—
Sep 4, 20260d4ae28$1.4$4.4$0.14↑0.0%
Sep 7, 2026a5ce2fd$1.4$4.4$0.26↑0.0%
Sep 13, 2026f844c98$1.092$3.432$0.203↓22%
Sep 14, 202620b7699$1.4$4.4$0.26↑28%
Sep 19, 20263170597$0.91$2.86$0.169↓35%
Sep 20, 20267bc8de4$0.896$2.816$0.166↓2%
Sep 21, 2026af38e5c$0.91$2.86$0.169↑2%
Sep 22, 2026f13f134$0.84$2.64$0.156↓8%
Sep 25, 202699b2555$1.4$4.4$0.26↑67%
Sep 27, 20266ba56d7$0.274$0.86$0.045↓80%
Sep 28, 2026f41f4c4$0.325$4.4$0.26↑19%
Sep 29, 20261a66bb0$1.4$4.4$0.26↑331%
Oct 1, 20268c801e2$0.3$4.4$0.24↓79%
Oct 2, 20262b89bf1$1.4$4.4$0.14↑367%
Oct 6, 202600710a0$0.07$7$0.065↓95%
Oct 8, 2026da0e420$0.049$3.39$0.048↓30%
Oct 9, 202670614e7$0.039$7$0.038↓20%
Oct 10, 2026c3d6504$0.039$4.8$0.038↑0.0%
Oct 11, 2026dcc4383$0.07$4.8$0.05↑79%
Oct 12, 2026ceebcb8$0.079$4.8$0.059↑13%
Oct 15, 2026b92059e$0.079$4.8$0.078↑0.0%
Oct 19, 202649ce653$0.079$1.4$0.078↑0.0%

Input is ↓94% since Aug 31, 2026, from $1.4 to $0.079 per 1M tokens.

Family Comparison: glm-5.3

ModelContextMax outPricing
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash1.0M944K$0.01$0.17
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)1.0M131K$0.05$0.18
Z.ai: GLM 5.31.0M944K$0.08$1.4
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX1.0M131K$0.37$1.25
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 (batch)1.0M131K$0.45$2
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime1M131K$2.8$8.8

API

GET/v1/models/openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.3