GLM 5.3 Prime pricing & price history
GLM 5.3 Prime by Z.ai (Zhipu) costs $2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.80 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $2.80 input / $8.80 output.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check hourly.
Providers serving GLM 5.3 Prime (1)
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Uptime 30m | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba | $2.80 | $8.80 | 1M | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Provider availability updated 54m ago.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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About GLM 5.3 Prime
GLM-5.3-Prime is the high-speed variant of Z.ai's GLM-5.3, inheriting its full capabilities while delivering 1.5–2× the output throughput through inference acceleration. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token...
FAQ
How much does GLM 5.3 Prime cost?
GLM 5.3 Prime by Z.ai (Zhipu) costs $2.80 per 1M input tokens and $8.80 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $2.80 input / $8.80 output. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.01.
What is the context window of GLM 5.3 Prime?
GLM 5.3 Prime supports up to 1,000,000 tokens of context and up to 131,072 output tokens per request.
Has GLM 5.3 Prime’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is GLM 5.3 Prime being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for GLM 5.3 Prime as of 2026-09-24.
What are cheaper alternatives to GLM 5.3 Prime?
Cheaper options include Nemotron 3.5 Lightning ($0.08/$0.20), DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ($0.04/$0.32), Ministral 3 8B 2512 ($0.15/$0.15), Llama 4 Scout ($0.10/$0.30).