glm-5.3-flash

mit320B / 18B

GLM-5.3-Flash/GLM-5.3-FlashX is the first native multimodal model in the GLM-5 series, delivering stronger intelligence than GLM-5.2 at an exceptionally low cost.

Context
1M
Max output
128K
Input price
$0.04/1M tokens
Output price
$0.08/1M tokens

Capabilities

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

Details

Model IDzai/glm-5.3-flash
Familyglm-5.3
Licensemit
Parameters320B / 18B
Status—
Input modalitiestext
Output modalitiestext
Architecture—
Knowledge cutoff—
Training data cutoff—
Release date—
Deprecation date—
Typechat
Reasoning tokens—
Max input—
Open weightYes
Prompt cachingSupported
Sourceofficial
Last updated

Tools

Function Callingfunction_calling
Call external functions and APIs

Pricing

Input
$0.04
↑33%$0.03
Output
$0.08
Cache write
—
Cache read
—
Batch in
—
Batch out
—
Price history · $/1M input
$0.07
$0.07
$0.04
Sep 1Sep 18Nov 11
DateInputOutputChange
Aug 31, 2026$0.07$0.25—
Sep 1, 2026639b255$0.07$0.24↑0.0%
Sep 11, 202617bcfbf$0.05$0.2↓29%
Sep 18, 20262ae168f$0.07$0.25↑40%
Sep 30, 20266e8bf55$0.03$0.25↓57%
Oct 1, 20268c801e2$0.04$0.25↑33%
Oct 7, 2026b61df6a$0.03$0.25↓25%
Oct 9, 202670614e7$0.04$0.25↑33%
Oct 16, 2026bcf2693$0.01$0.25↓75%
Oct 17, 202603ad82b$0.05$0.25↑400%
Oct 18, 202663ba2aa$0.07$0.25↑40%
Oct 20, 202642a9895$0.07$0.2↑0.0%
Oct 21, 20264e8b6af$0.06$0.2↓14%
Oct 22, 2026f054294$0.07$0.2↑17%
Oct 29, 2026b2f45bf$0.04$0.08↓43%
Oct 29, 20262f25bc2$0.04$0.07↑0.0%
Oct 31, 2026a00e542$0.02$0.11↓50%
Nov 1, 202633ec368$0.01$0.13↓50%
Nov 2, 2026f5b7a54$0.03$0.09↑200%
Nov 4, 2026d50edf6$0.03$0.1↑0.0%
Nov 5, 2026161da7f$0.03$0.09↑0.0%
Nov 8, 20269ff1882$0.03$0.08↑0.0%
Nov 11, 20262a8a794$0.04$0.08↑33%

Input is ↓43% since Aug 31, 2026, from $0.07 to $0.04 per 1M tokens.

Family Comparison: glm-5.3

ModelContextMax outPricing
glm-5.3-flash1M128K$0.04$0.08
glm-5.31M128K$0.07$1.4
glm-5.3-flashx-legal1M128K$0.37$1.25
glm-5.3-flashx1M128K$0.37$1.25
glm-5.3-promo-501M—$0.7$2.2
glm-5.3-fast1M—$2.1$6.6

API

GET/v1/models/vercel/zai/glm-5.3-flash

glm-5.3-flash

zai/glm-5.3-flash

GLM-5.3-Flash/GLM-5.3-FlashX is the first native multimodal model in the GLM-5 series, delivering stronger intelligence than GLM-5.2 at an exceptionally low cost.

Changes · 23 entries
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate2a8a794Nov 11, 2026, 06:26 AM
pricinginput$0.03→$0.04
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate9ff1882Nov 8, 2026, 06:31 AM
pricingoutput$0.09→$0.08
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate161da7fNov 5, 2026, 06:28 AM
pricingoutput$0.1→$0.09
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdated50edf6Nov 4, 2026, 06:28 AM
pricingoutput$0.09→$0.1
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdatef5b7a54Nov 2, 2026, 06:33 AM
pricinginput$0.01→$0.03output$0.13→$0.09
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate33ec368Nov 1, 2026, 06:26 AM
pricinginput$0.02→$0.01output$0.11→$0.13
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdatea00e542Oct 31, 2026, 06:25 AM
pricinginput$0.04→$0.02output$0.07→$0.11
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate2f25bc2Oct 29, 2026, 06:34 AM
pricingoutput$0.08→$0.07
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdateb2f45bfOct 29, 2026, 03:29 AM
pricinginput$0.07→$0.04output$0.2→$0.08
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdatef054294Oct 22, 2026, 06:37 AM
pricinginput$0.06→$0.07
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate4e8b6afOct 21, 2026, 06:35 AM
pricinginput$0.07→$0.06
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate42a9895Oct 20, 2026, 06:39 AM
pricingoutput$0.25→$0.2
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate63ba2aaOct 18, 2026, 06:34 AM
pricinginput$0.05→$0.07
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate03ad82bOct 17, 2026, 06:33 AM
pricinginput$0.01→$0.05
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdatebcf2693Oct 16, 2026, 06:36 AM
pricinginput$0.04→$0.01
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate70614e7Oct 9, 2026, 06:39 AM
pricinginput$0.03→$0.04
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdateb61df6aOct 7, 2026, 06:39 AM
pricinginput$0.04→$0.03
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate8c801e2Oct 1, 2026, 06:40 AM
pricinginput$0.03→$0.04
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate6e8bf55Sep 30, 2026, 06:40 AM
pricinginput$0.07→$0.03
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate2ae168fSep 18, 2026, 06:37 AM
pricinginput$0.05→$0.07output$0.2→$0.25
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate17bcfbfSep 11, 2026, 06:36 AM
pricinginput$0.07→$0.05output$0.24→$0.2
zai/glm-5.3-flashupdate639b255Sep 1, 2026, 11:11 AM
pricingoutput$0.25→$0.24
zai/glm-5.3-flashcreatee3d7dedAug 31, 2026, 04:13 AM