Z.ai GLM 5.3: price cut output $4.80 → $1.40 per 1M tokens (-71 %)
On the listed price of Z.ai GLM 5.3 changed: output $4.80 → $1.40 per 1M tokens (-71 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.
What changed
Z.ai GLM 5.3 is cheaper on the provider's own price list. Source: price page as read.
What it does to a task
Standard tasks, visible output only, no cache discount; month = 20 tasks an hour around the clock.
| Task | Per task, before | Per task, now | Per month, before | Per month, now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction) | $0.0031 | $0.0024 | $44.68 | $34.75 |
| L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document | $0.237 | $0.227 | $3,460.20 | $3,311.28 |
| L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps | $1.88 | $1.85 | $27,519.54 | $27,072.78 |
Same task on other models
The L2 task on other models we follow closely, at today's prices:
- Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 — $0.017 per L2 task
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 — $0.051 per L2 task
- Mistral: Mistral Large 4 — $0.118 per L2 task
- Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) — $0.336 per L2 task
- xAI: Grok 4.5 — $0.336 per L2 task
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