glm-5.3-flash API price — 5 gateways compared
Cheapest right now: OpenRouter at $0.03/MTok in — 4.5× cheaper than the priciest gateway.
from $0.03 per
million input tokens · 4.5× spread between gateways
· updated continually
Gateway $ in /MTok $ out /MTok
Context Input price history Model ID
OpenRouter fees $0.03 $0.90 1,048,576 z-ai/glm-5.3-flash use Glama $0.07 $0.25 1,048,576 zai/glm-5.3-flash use Requesty $0.12 $0.46 1,000,000 melious/glm-5.3-flash use Novita $0.15 $0.50 1,048,576 zai-org/glm-5.3-flash use DeepInfra $0.15 $0.50 1,048,576 zai-org/GLM-5.3-Flash use
Fees beyond the token price OpenRouter : No markup on token prices (provider pass-through), but credit purchases cost 5.5% via card ($0.80 minimum) or 5% via crypto; BYOK usage above the monthly allowance is charged 5%. source
Changelog for glm-5.3-flash
2026-10-13 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output at 0.9 usd_per_mtok
2026-10-13 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input at 0.0333 usd_per_mtok
2026-10-12 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output
2026-10-12 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input
2026-10-06 requesty cut glm-5.3-flash-output 8.0%: 0.5 → 0.46 usd_per_mtok
2026-10-06 requesty cut glm-5.3-flash-input 20.0%: 0.15 → 0.12 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-29 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input at 0.15 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-28 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input
2026-09-28 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output at 0.5 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-27 openrouter raised z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input 12.5%: 0.04 → 0.045 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-27 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output
2026-09-26 openrouter cut z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input 11.1%: 0.045 → 0.04 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-26 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output at 0.5 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-25 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output
2026-09-25 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input at 0.045 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-24 openrouter raised z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output 20.0%: 0.5 → 0.6 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-24 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input
2026-09-23 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output at 0.5 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-23 openrouter listed z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input at 0.15 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-22 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output
2026-09-22 openrouter delisted z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input
2026-09-21 openrouter cut z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-output 16.7%: 0.3 → 0.25 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-21 openrouter cut z-ai-glm-5.3-flash-input 16.7%: 0.09 → 0.075 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-17 requesty listed glm-5.3-flash-output at 0.5 usd_per_mtok
2026-09-17 requesty listed glm-5.3-flash-input at 0.15 usd_per_mtok
glm-5.3-flash pricing FAQ
How much does glm-5.3-flash cost per million tokens? The cheapest tracked gateway charges $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices refresh continually.
Which gateway is cheapest for glm-5.3-flash? OpenRouter for input tokens and Glama for output tokens, among the 5 gateways we track.
Do glm-5.3-flash prices differ between gateways? Yes — the most expensive tracked gateway charges 4.5× the cheapest for input tokens. Identical model, identical tokens, different bill.
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