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GLM-5

Zhipu / Z.ai · released 11 Feb 2026 · open weights

Open MIT-licensed frontier model; very strong coding + agentic value.

Context window

200K

200,000 tokens

Input price

$1

per 1M tokens

Output price

$3.20

per 1M tokens

Blended

$1.55

3:1 in:out mix

Weights

Open

self-hostable

Released

11 Feb 2026

Zhipu / Z.ai

Long-context / tier pricingCached input ~$0.20/1M. Listed prices are the base rate for prompts up to ~200K tokens.

Open-weights API prices are representative third-party-hosted rates; self-hosting costs only your own hardware.

Where it ranks

Of 19 models tracked.

Cost to run

#6

of 19

Input price

#7(tied)

of 19

Context window

#18(tied)

of 19

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Specs from BitByteCore's hand-verified Frontier Ledger (v2026-07-20), this row verified 20 Jul 2026 against Zhipu / Z.ai's official pricing ↗. Model pricing moves fast — confirm with Zhipu / Z.ai before you rely on a figure.