Models / GLM pricing
GLM API pricing
4 GLM models from Z.ai on one key, per million tokens. Input 40% to 70% under Z.ai's list price, output 40% to 70%. Lowest price: GLM 5.3 Flash, $0.084 in and $0.15 out.
Prices · per million tokens, USD, next to Z.ai's list price
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output | Under list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3glm-5.3 | $0.3276list $1.092 | $0.0608list $0.2028 | $1.0296list $3.432 | 70% in · 70% out |
| GLM 5.3 Flashglm-5.3-flash | $0.084list $0.15 | $0.009list $0.03 | $0.15list $0.50 | 44% in · 70% out |
| GLM 5.2glm-5.2 | $0.18list $0.60 | $0.051list $0.15 | $0.60list $2.00 | 70% in · 70% out |
| GLM 5.1glm-5.1 | $0.5796list $0.966 | $0.1076list $0.1794 | $1.8216list $3.036 | 40% in · 40% out |
List price: Z.ai's published rate, read October 2026. Live from GET https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/catalog.
Call them · same base URL and key for every model
Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1",
api_key="sk-uplink-live-...",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="glm-5.3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this in one line."}],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: 'https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1',
apiKey: 'sk-uplink-live-...',
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'glm-5.3',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize this in one line.' }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);Questions
- Which GLM model costs the least?
- GLM 5.3 Flash (glm-5.3-flash): $0.084 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens.
- How far under Z.ai's list price is it?
- Input runs 40% to 70% under Z.ai's list price, output 40% to 70%, depending on the model. Each row above shows both prices.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. Prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or monthly fee. Each top-up locks your prices for 30 days.
- How is cached input billed?
- At the cached rate in the table. A model with no cached rate bills cached tokens at its input rate.
- Are there rate limits?
- Every key carries a request-per-minute limit and a concurrency limit.