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Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash — pricing & benchmarks

By z-ai · Updated 2026-07-24 · long-context / RAGvision / documentscheap high-volumestep-by-step reasoning

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M context window. It is best suited for long-context / RAG, vision / documents, cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning, and is available through one OpenAI-compatible Appmo API key.
$0.075Input / 1M
$0.25Output / 1M
1MContext
—Intelligence
—Coding
—GPQA %
—Speed tok/s

What Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash is used for

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash is best suited for long-context / RAG, vision / documents, cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 390 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request.

Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"z-ai/glm-5.3-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash cost?
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens ($0.119 blended), as of 2026-07-24. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash best for?
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash is best suited for long-context / RAG, vision / documents, cheap high-volume, step-by-step reasoning.

How do I use Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "z-ai/glm-5.3-flash" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.