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Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash

GLM 5.3 Flash is a model from Z.ai that accepts text, image, and video input and returns text. It offers a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and allows up to 943,718 completion tokens, so long documents, extended transcripts, and lengthy generated outputs fit within a single request. It supports tool calling and a reasoning mode. Structured output support is not specified, and its weights status is not listed, so teams that need guaranteed schema adherence or self-hosting should confirm before committing. Pricing is $0.0261 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens. That makes input-heavy workloads such as large-context retrieval, video or image analysis, and document review very inexpensive, while output-heavy generation costs considerably more per token. Its blended benchmark score of 70.6 comes from a single independent benchmark, so its standing is only lightly evidenced. Shortlist it for cost-sensitive, long-context multimodal work, and run your own evaluations before relying on it.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.03
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-13
Output Price
$0.90
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-13
Context Window
1,048,576
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 70.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-13. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 69.0
Model ID
z-ai/glm-5.3-flash
Vendor
z-ai
Released
August 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text, image, video
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
943,718 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.03/M input and $0.90/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.06
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $1.93

Price & spec history

Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-08-27.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
2026-10-13 $0.03 $0.90 1,048,576
2026-09-30 $0.15 $0.50 1,048,576
2026-09-28 $0.15 $0.50 1,310,720
2026-09-27 $0.04 $0.14 1,310,720
2026-09-26 $0.04 $0.50 1,310,720
2026-09-25 $0.04 $0.60 1,310,720
2026-09-22 $0.15 $0.50 1,310,720
2026-09-17 $0.09 $0.30 1,310,720
2026-09-16 $0.10 $0.33 1,310,720
2026-09-11 $0.15 $0.50 1,310,720
2026-09-10 $0.07 $0.23 1,310,720
2026-08-27 $0.07 $0.25 1,310,720

Strong choice for

Category rankings

Where Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash places across the 17 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#5 Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked 121
#8 Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked 117
#9 Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked 127
#9 Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked 123
#9 Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked 123
#9 Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked 127
#11 Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked 123
#12 Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked 148
#15 Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked 119
#15 Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked 119
#15 Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked 119
#15 Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked 119
#17 Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked 133
#22 Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked 113
#25 Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked 126
#25 Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked 126
#25 Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked 126

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Quick answers

How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash cost?
$0.03 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens.
What is Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash's context window?
1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
Does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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