Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash

deprecated

GLM-5.3-Flash is a native multimodal model from Z.ai.

Context
1.0M
Max output
944K
Input price
$0.15/1M tokens
Output price
$0.5/1M tokens

Capabilities

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

Details

Model IDz-ai/glm-5.3-flash
Provider OpenRouter
Creator z-ai
Familyglm-5.3
License—
Parameters—
Statusdeprecated
Input modalitiestext, image, video
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
$0.15
↑233%$0.05
Output
$0.5
↑257%$0.14
Cache write
—
Cache read
$0.03
↑200%$0.01
Batch in
—
Batch out
—
Price history · $/1M input
$0.075
$0.15
$0.1
$0.09
$0.15
$0.045
$0.04
$0.045
$0.15
Aug 31Sep 11Sep 16Sep 17Sep 22Sep 25Sep 26Sep 27Sep 28
DateInputOutputCache readChange
Aug 31, 2026$0.075$0.25$0.015—
Sep 11, 202617bcfbf$0.15$0.5$0.03↑100%
Sep 16, 202640decde$0.1$0.333$0.02↓33%
Sep 17, 2026a6f5da0$0.09$0.3$0.018↓10%
Sep 22, 2026f13f134$0.15$0.5$0.05↑67%
Sep 25, 202699b2555$0.045$0.6$0.029↓70%
Sep 26, 20269cb03f8$0.04$0.5$0.015↓11%
Sep 27, 20266ba56d7$0.045$0.14$0.01↑12%
Sep 28, 2026f41f4c4$0.15$0.5$0.03↑233%

Input is ↑100% since Aug 31, 2026, from $0.075 to $0.15 per 1M tokens.

Family Comparison: glm-5.3

ModelContextMax outPricing
Z.ai: GLM 5.31.0M944K$0.04$4.8
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)1.0M131K$0.06$0.2
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash1.0M944K$0.15$0.5
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-flash