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GLM-5.3 released and without a price tag yet

Steven · 2026-08-14

Z.ai released GLM-5.3 today, and for once we can't just drop a rate into the table.

FEATAdded glm-5.3 to the calculator and analyzer. 1M context, 128K max output, tagged frontier.

FEATThere's no metered per-token API price for it. Access goes through the GLM Coding Plan subscription only, so the site now shows Plan wherever a price or cost would normally sit.

FEATSince there's no rate to rank it by, glm-5.3 sits out of the cheapest-model highlight, and cost sorting. It still shows up in every list and dropdown though.

See where it sits in the table.