Zhipu AIglm-5

Z.ai: GLM 5 API Pricing

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 o...

Base Input Price$1.00/ 1M tokens

Base Output Price$3.20/ 1M tokens

Prompt Cache Read$0.200-80% discount

Batch API Rate-50%24h async offload

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Provider Name	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Prompt Caching	Access Endpoint
Zhipu AI Direct	$1.00	$3.20	Supported	Connect
OpenRouter	$1.00	$3.20	Supported	Connect

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