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GLM-5.3
Flagship GLM model for long-horizon coding, agents, and complex project delivery
Line
GLM
Weights
Open
Released
2026-08-14
Context
1M
Input
$0.07 / 1M
Output
$1.40 / 1M
Max output
131K
Coverage
not covered yet
Overview
GLM-5.3 is the flagship GLM model from Z.ai (Zhipu, GLM) for long-horizon coding, agents, and complex project delivery. It is the latest in the GLM line, succeeding GLM-5.2, which was released on 2026-06-13 with the same 1,000,000 token context window and an input price of $0.088 per million tokens. GLM-5.3 has a 1,000,000 token context window and a 131,072 token output limit. Pricing starts at $0.07 per million input tokens and $1.40 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.06 per million tokens. Weights are open. It supports reasoning mode and tool calling, and accepts and returns text.
Specs
Pricing
Against GLM-5.2: input $0.152 to $0.07, output $1.05 to $1.40, cached input $0.05 to $0.06.
Range across the hosts that serve it: up to $2.80 per 1M input tokens.
Strengths
- 1,000,000 token context window
- 131,072 token max output
- Open weights
- Reasoning mode and tool calling
- Input price from $0.07 per million
Best for
- Reach for it for long-horizon coding tasks
- Reach for it for building autonomous agents
- Reach for it for complex project delivery
- Reach for it for tasks needing 1M token context
How to access
58 hosts serve this model at the price above · the maker's documentation
GLM: every version
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FAQ
- What is the context window?
- The context window is 1,000,000 tokens.
- Are the weights open?
- Yes, the weights are open.
- What is the pricing?
- Input from $0.07 per million tokens, output $1.40 per million, cached input $0.06 per million.