The pricing side of Zhipu AI GLM 5 in one view: live rates, workload examples, cheaper alternatives, and direct paths into the calculator tools.
Rate card
$0.72/M in · $2.30/M out
Market rank
#72
LLM
Context
80.0K tokens
131.1K max output
Access
Hosted API
Zhipu AI
Cost Estimator
You save $29.38/month vs category average
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This page concentrates the cost side of GLM 5 into one place: live rates, workload examples, market context, lower-cost alternatives, and direct links to the dedicated calculator tools.
Use it to spot the models that undercut GLM 5 on price while staying in the same category. From there, jump into the calculator or the full model page to decide whether the quality tradeoff is worth it.
Yes. The same live pricing feeds that power the homepage, calculators, and provider pages also drive this pricing page.