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Z.ai GLM 5 API Pricing

Z.ai GLM 5 API pricing: $1.00 per 1M tokens for input and $3.20 per 1M tokens for output, from OpenRouter. Published Last checked · Source (data) · Methodology

OpenRouter: Amount worked out from the source page: $1.00 per 1M tokens, in USD · as shown in the United States on 9 Nov 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded.

Data as of9 Nov 2026Prices checked 9 Nov 2026 · test requests to 8 Nov 2026Data & API
Task receipt: OpenRouter: $0.169; Warm cache: $0.056 Calculated · Document analysis Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries. Warm-cache saving: $0.113 per task. Dashed outline: the no-cache bill.
Task receipt.Calculated · Document analysis Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries. Warm-cache saving: $0.113 per task. Dashed outline: the no-cache bill. Open image · Explore the chart · Measured Lab · CC BY 4.0
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Prices USD per 1M tokens, as listed

  • $1.00Input per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
  • $3.20Output per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
All prices by channel
Price per 1M tokensProvider directThrough OpenRouterPrevious prices by channel
Input—$1.00 Published—
Output—$3.20 Published—
Cached input · read—$0.20 Published—

Input price through OpenRouter, 16 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026

16 Oct 2026$1.00 → $0.60 → $1.009 Nov 2026

Context window204,800tokens Published
Max output131,072tokens Published

OpenRouter providers who serves this model through OpenRouter, at what price

OpenRouter sends a call without a pinned provider to one of these endpoints, and each endpoint has its own price. Prices are USD per 1M tokens, input / output.

Pinned min: $0.60 / $1.92 · GMICloud (gmicloud/fp8)

Unpinned range: input $0.60–$1.20, output $1.92–$4.00 across 9 endpoints of 8 providers (listing shows $1.00 / $3.20).

Models with the widest provider price spread on OpenRouter

Request fragment that pins GMICloud (gmicloud/fp8):

{"provider": {"order": ["gmicloud/fp8"], "allow_fallbacks": false}}

With fallbacks turned off, OpenRouter does not move the call to another provider. A full endpoint tag pins that endpoint; the provider name alone covers all of its endpoints (OpenRouter provider routing).

All endpoints (9), by input price
ProviderEndpoint tagPrecisionInputOutputContext, tokens
GMICloudgmicloud/fp8fp8$0.60$1.92202,752
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8fp8$0.60$1.92198,000
Baidubaidu/fp8fp8$0.70$2.24202,752
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8fp8$0.95$2.55204,800
Amazon Bedrockamazon-bedrockNot stated$1.00$3.20202,752
Novitanovita/fp8fp8$1.00$3.20202,800
Venicevenice/fp8fp8$1.00$3.20198,000
Z.AIz-ai/fp8fp8$1.00$3.20202,752
Venicevenice/turboNot stated$1.20$4.00200,000

Sorted by input price, then output price. Precision is the quantization field of the endpoints list.

How we got this number

  • What we read: the published price on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models
  • Checked: ; tracked since 16 Oct 2026
  • Shown in: the United States
  • Checks so far: 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026
  • What changed: the listed price moved between checks since 16 Oct 2026; see the record history
  • Page updated:

Other measured facts

QuestionAnswerCheckedStatus
How much does Z.ai GLM 5 cost per 1M cache-read tokens (cache hits) on OpenRouter?$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
How much does Z.ai GLM 5 cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter?$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
What is the context window of Z.ai GLM 5 on OpenRouter, in tokens?204,800 tokensPublished
What is the maximum output length of Z.ai GLM 5 on OpenRouter, in tokens?131,072 tokensPublished

History

The listed price moved between the 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026; every reading is in the record history below.

  1. — First check: $1.00 per 1M tokens
  2. Short-lived or unconfirmed moves are not shown as changes.

The source record lists $0.000001 per token ($1.00 per 1M tokens), fetched on 9 Nov 2026.

The source record, as published
"prompt":"0.000001"
What the source says · openrouter.ai

Latest briefings each price change recalculated as a task cost

  1. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: price rise input $0.115 → $0.111 per 1M tokens (-3 %), output $4.00 → $4.44 per 1M tokens (+11 %)
  2. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: price cut input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %), output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %)
  3. MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5: price rise input $0.500 → $0.532 per 1M tokens (+6 %), output $2.50 → $3.33 per 1M tokens (+33 %)

All briefings

Record history — 113 records for 5 questions
Last record
Shown in
the United States
How much does Z.ai GLM 5 cost per 1M input tokens on OpenRouter?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
3 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
2 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
1 Nov 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
31 Oct 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
30 Oct 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
29 Oct 2026$1.00 per 1M tokensPublished
How much does Z.ai GLM 5 cost per 1M cache-read tokens (cache hits) on OpenRouter?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
3 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
2 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
1 Nov 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
31 Oct 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
30 Oct 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
29 Oct 2026$0.20 per 1M tokensPublished
How much does Z.ai GLM 5 cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
3 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
2 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
1 Nov 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
31 Oct 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
30 Oct 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
29 Oct 2026$3.20 per 1M tokensPublished
What is the context window of Z.ai GLM 5 on OpenRouter, in tokens?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
3 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
2 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
1 Nov 2026204,800 tokensPublished
31 Oct 2026204,800 tokensPublished
30 Oct 2026204,800 tokensPublished
29 Oct 2026204,800 tokensPublished
What is the maximum output length of Z.ai GLM 5 on OpenRouter, in tokens?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
3 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
2 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
1 Nov 2026131,072 tokensPublished
31 Oct 2026131,072 tokensPublished
30 Oct 2026131,072 tokensPublished
29 Oct 2026131,072 tokensPublished

Showing the latest 60 of 113 records; the full history is in data.json and data.csv.

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Explore the numbers

GLM 5

OpenRouter$0.169Warm cache$0.056$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.15$0.20OpenRouter$0.169Warm cache$0.056$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.15$0.20
OpenRouter$2,461.56Warm cache$810.30$0$1,000$2,000$3,000OpenRouter$2,461.56Warm cache$810.30$0$1,000$2,000$3,000

Calculated · Document analysis

Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries.

Warm-cache saving: $0.113 per task. Dashed outline: the no-cache bill.

Assumption: first-step cache fraction 75%; earlier context is read again and new context is written. All calls stay within the cache lifetime.

Formula: sum of input, output, cache reads and cache writes × their published rates / 1M. Each step uses its own context tier. Missing cache or batch prices are Unknown.

Fresh input · Visible output · Cache read · Cache write

Sources: this page; published model prices (data (JSON)); task assumptions (data (JSON)). Published prices · Observed responses · Calculated scenarios · Assumptions stated with each chart.