| Provider | Z.ai |
|---|---|
| Model ID | z-ai/glm-5 |
| Prompt Price per 1M tokens | $0.6 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $1.92 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $1.56 |
| Context Window | 202.75K |
| Release Date | |
| Popularity | #37 |
| Popularity Signal | 25.8B tokens |
GLM 5
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget brief
GLM 5 is estimated at $1.56 for the standard workload.
GLM 5 is best suited for general API evaluation. A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $1.56.
Input price$0.6per 1M tokens
Output price$1.92per 1M tokens
Context window202.75Kreported maximum
Popularity#3725.8B tokens signal volume
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| 🔥Owl Alpha | OpenRouter | $0 | 1.05M | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
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| 🔥Laguna M.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | 262.14K | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | 1M | Lower standard workload estimate from another provider. | Open model Compare |
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| Model | Provider | Sample Cost | Context | Why it is here | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 4.5 Air (free) | Z.ai | $0 | 131.07K | Same provider with a lower standard workload estimate. | Open model Compare |
| GLM 4 32B | Z.ai | $0.15 | 128K | Same provider with a lower standard workload estimate. | Open model Compare |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | Z.ai | $0.26 | 202.75K | Same provider with a lower standard workload estimate. | Open model Compare |
| GLM 4.5 Air | Z.ai | $0.55 | 131.07K | Same provider with a lower standard workload estimate. | Open model Compare |
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| 🔥MiMo-V2.5 | Xiaomi | $0.24 | 1.05M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading...
GLM 5 is best suited for general API evaluation.
A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $1.56.
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