GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs Granite 4.0 Micro

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

Z.ai (Zhipu)

$0.37 / $1.25

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Granite 4.0 Micro

IBM Granite

$0.017 / $0.11

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Granite 4.0 Micro is 14.5× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal has the larger context window (1M vs 131K).

	GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal	Granite 4.0 Micro
Input price / 1M	$0.37	$0.017
Output price / 1M	$1.25	$0.11
Blended price (3:1)	$0.59	$0.0408
Cached input / 1M	$0.075	—
Context window	1M	131K
Max output	131K	118K
Intelligence index	—	5.1
Coding index	—	—
Providers	1	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	No
Released	2026-11-02	2025-10-20
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal or Granite 4.0 Micro?

Granite 4.0 Micro is 14.5× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs Granite 4.0 Micro: which has a bigger context window?

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal: 1,048,576 tokens. Granite 4.0 Micro: 131,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal ≈ $1,365, Granite 4.0 Micro ≈ $90.00.

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