Model Details
2026-04Price Data Last Verified: June 23, 2026
GLM-5 Turbo API Pricing & Cost Calculator
GLM 5 Turbo tier for faster production workloads.
Pricing Details
- Provider
- Zhipu AI
- Input Price
- $1.20 / 1M tokens
- Output Price
- $4.00 / 1M tokens
- Context Window
- 128K
Official source: docs.z.ai
Z.AI also lists cached-input pricing where supported; this table uses standard input pricing.
Cost Scenarios
Small Request$0.0052
Medium Request$0.052
Large Request$0.32
High Volume$3.20
Detailed Cost Breakdown
| Scenario | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Request | 1,000 | 1,000 | $0.0012 | $0.004 | $0.0052 |
| Medium Request | 10,000 | 10,000 | $0.012 | $0.04 | $0.052 |
| Large Request | 100,000 | 50,000 | $0.12 | $0.20 | $0.32 |
| High Volume | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | $1.20 | $2.00 | $3.20 |
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