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Z.ai: GLM 5 API Pricing
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...
How much does Z.ai: GLM 5 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Z.ai: GLM 5 costs about $16.4 ($10 input + $6.4 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to Z.ai: GLM 5?
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 — $0.65 in / $3.41 out per 1M
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code — $0.6712 in / $3.35 out per 1M
- Relace: Relace Search — $1 in / $3 out per 1M
- Nous: Hermes 4 405B — $1 in / $3 out per 1M
- Pareto 26.10 — $0.8 in / $3.2 out per 1M
- Pareto Latest — $0.8 in / $3.2 out per 1M
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Z.ai: GLM 5 cost?
Z.ai: GLM 5 costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $3.2 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $16.4.
What is the context window of Z.ai: GLM 5?
Z.ai: GLM 5 has a context window of 204,800 tokens and can return up to 131,072 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to Z.ai: GLM 5?
Cheaper models include MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 ($0.65 in / $3.41 out), MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code ($0.6712 in / $3.35 out), Relace: Relace Search ($1 in / $3 out). See the full list on this page.
Is Z.ai: GLM 5 free to use?
No. Z.ai: GLM 5 is a paid model at $1 input / $3.2 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: z-ai · Model ID: z-ai/glm-5 · Modality: text->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices