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GLM 5
GLM 5 by Zhipu / Z.ai costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $3.2 output. It is available outside China via OpenRouter. Last checked 2026-10-27.
Zhipu / Z.ai · mit · 753.9B
$1 in · $3.2 out
OpenRouter fallback: lowest listed provider. Not an official price.
How to use it from outside China
- Send requests through OpenRouter. https://openrouter.ai/z-ai/glm-5
- Weights are public. Download them from Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5
- Confirm the price on the source before you rely on it. Checked 2026-10-27. Pricing source
Usable outside China?
No official international API listed.
OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai/z-ai/glm-5
Questions
Can I use GLM 5 from outside China?
Official international API: Unknown — not on the record yet. OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai/z-ai/glm-5.
How much does GLM 5 cost per 1M tokens?
$1 input and $3.2 output per 1M tokens. openrouter-fallback. Checked 2026-10-27.
Is the GLM 5 API OpenAI-compatible?
Unknown — not on the record yet
Are GLM 5 weights open, and under which license?
Yes. License: mit.
Sources
https://openrouter.ai/z-ai/glm-5
Weights: https://huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5