GLM-5 API Pricing
Zhipu AI · released 2026-02-12
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GLM-5 price
0.060¢ / 1K
0.269¢ / 1K
0.112¢ / 1K
Compare the two price sources — models.dev repository, docs.z.ai (cited by LiteLLM)
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Official list price from Zhipu AI, as recorded by models.dev
Official price changed on 2026-11-06: input $1.00 → $0.5976 (-40.2%) · output $3.20 → $2.6891 (-16.0%) per 1M tokens. All official price changes
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.111¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.373¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0326 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0233 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $33.17 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.5976) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.6891).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | 146.4 | epoch | 2026-02-11 |
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | 80.0% | epoch | 2026-02-11 |
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | 1457 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | 1498 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena math rating | 1444 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena WebDev rating | 1436 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
Similar ECI, lower price
| Model | ECI | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.4 nano | 146.4 | $0.4625 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 146.9 | $0.525 |
| MiniMax-M3 | 147.6 | $0.525 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | 144.9 | $0.5625 |
| GPT-5 Mini | 146.1 | $0.6875 |
More from Zhipu AI
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3-Flash | 2026-08-26 | $0.1942 |
| GLM-5.3 | 2026-08-14 | $1.9421 |
| GLM-5.2 | 2026-06-13 | $1.9421 |
| GLM-5.1 | 2026-04-07 | $1.5686 |
| GLM-5V-Turbo | 2026-04-01 | $1.3819 |
| GLM-5-Turbo | 2026-03-16 | $1.3819 |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX | 2026-01-19 | $0.1681 |
| GLM-4.7-Flash | 2026-01-19 | — |
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Prices: Zhipu AI's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops GLM-5?
GLM-5 is developed by Zhipu AI, released 2026-02-12.
How much does GLM-5 cost per million tokens?
GLM-5 costs $0.5976 per 1M input tokens and $2.6891 per 1M output tokens ($1.1205 blended), per Zhipu AI's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the GLM-5 API price?
The GLM-5 API price is $0.5976 per 1M input tokens and $2.6891 per 1M output tokens ($1.1205 per 1M blended).
How much does GLM-5 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.111¢ on GLM-5, at $0.5976/1M input and $2.6891/1M output.
Is GLM-5 free?
GLM-5's official API list price is $0.5976 per 1M input tokens and $2.6891 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Zhipu AI's site for those.
How does GLM-5 rank on benchmarks?
GLM-5 scores 146.4 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #70 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.
Is there a cheaper model with a similar ECI to GLM-5?
Yes — GPT-5.4 nano scores a similar ECI (146.4) at $0.4625/1M blended, versus $1.1205/1M for GLM-5.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for GLM-5 comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.