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GLM-5-Turbo
Faster GLM-5 lane for coding agents that need lower latency
Line
GLM
Weights
API only
Released
2026-03-16
Context
200K
Input
$0.72 / 1M
Output
$3.19 / 1M
Max output
131K
Coverage
not covered yet
Overview
GLM-5-Turbo is a variant of GLM-5 from Z.ai, designed as a faster lane for coding agents that need lower latency. It is part of the GLM line and follows the previous GLM-5 release. The model has a context window of 200,000 tokens and a maximum output of 131,072 tokens. It accepts and returns text. Pricing starts at $0.72 per million input tokens and $3.19 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.174 per million tokens. The weights are not open. It supports reasoning mode and tool calling.
Specs
Pricing
Against GLM-5: window 205K to 200K, input $0.50 to $0.72, output $1.92 to $3.19, cached input $0.10 to $0.174.
Range across the hosts that serve it: up to $1.20 per 1M input tokens.
Strengths
- Lower latency than GLM-5 for coding agents
- 200k token context window
- 131k token max output
- Supports tool calling and reasoning mode
Best for
- Reach for it for coding agents that need lower latency
- Reach for it for long-context code analysis
- Reach for it for tool-calling workflows
- Reach for it for reasoning tasks
How to access
17 hosts serve this model at the price above · the maker's documentation
GLM: every version
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FAQ
- How does GLM-5-Turbo differ from GLM-5?
- It is a faster lane for coding agents with lower latency, but has a smaller context window (200k vs 204800) and a higher input price ($0.72 vs $0.50 per million).
- What is the maximum output length?
- The maximum output is 131,072 tokens.
- Does it support tool calling?
- Yes, it supports tool calling and reasoning mode.