GLM-5.3-Flash
AI model by ZAI. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.
Benchmarks
Editorial Analysis
Profile. GLM-5.3-Flash is a budget-tier option from ZAI at $0.50/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (71.5) and Intelligence Index (57.5) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.
Latency. On latency, GLM-5.3-Flash reports 47 tok/s output speed and 1670ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is on the slower end; for real-time chat consider pairing with a streaming front-end or routing latency-sensitive requests to a faster model.
Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, GLM-5.3-Flash costs $0.20 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.
Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-09-06.
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| Model | Input | Output | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
GLM-5.3-FlashCurrent | $0.15 | $0.50 | 47 tok/s |
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