Z.ai: GLM 5
budgetz-ai/glm-5
GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading...
AA INDEX27.9
CONTEXT205K
MODALITYtext->text
OPENNESSProprietary
ADDEDAug 2026
LAST PRICED26 min ago
Input
$1.00 /M
Output
$3.20 /M
Blended (40/60)
$2.32 /M
Cost / IQ
$3.3262 /M
Cost / IQ = Blended Price ÷ (AA Intelligence Score ÷ 40). Normalises price by model intelligence so you can compare value across tiers. Lower = better value per unit of intelligence. Not a transactional price.
24h↑ 9.7%
7d↑ 9.7%
Price History
30-day view, daily close
Low: $2.12/M
High: $2.32/M
Average: $2.13/M
Pricing Variants
Cached Input
$0.20/M
80% cheaper than standard
Provider Comparison
8 providers · click a column to sort
| Provider | Input $/M | Output $/M | Blended $/M ↑ | vs Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓GMICloud | $0.60 | $1.92 | $1.39 | -40.0% |
| StreamLake | $0.60 | $1.92 | $1.39 | -40.0% |
| Baidu | $0.70 | $2.24 | $1.62 | -30.0% |
| SiliconFlow | $0.95 | $2.55 | $1.91 | -17.7% |
| Amazon Bedrock | $1.00 | $3.20 | $2.32 | median |
| Novita | $1.00 | $3.20 | $2.32 | median |
| Venice | $1.00 | $3.20 | $2.32 | median |
| Z.AI | $1.00 | $3.20 | $2.32 | median |
Blended price = 40% input + 60% output. Median price shown in header is the reference price for this model.
Cost / IQ Comparison
Cost / IQ (quality-adjusted $/M)$3.3262/M
Cost per GPT-4-equivalent token. Lower = better value. Comparable across all models.
104.4% above SIT TPI
Value Ranking (by Cost / IQ)
Rank #181 of 189 budget models
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Data Sources
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Direct provider data
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API Access
# Get this model's current price
curl https://api.inferenceindexer.ai/v1/models/z-ai/glm-5
# Response (truncated)
{ "model_id": "z-ai/glm-5", "name": "Z.ai: GLM 5", "blended_price_per_m": 2.32, "sit_adjusted_price": 3.326165 }