Command A vs GLM 5.3 Prime
Prices checked
GLM 5.3 Prime takes 3 of 5 rounds against Command A. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $4.30 per million tokens against $4.38.
CohereCommand A
256k context · tool calling · open weights
$4.38/M tokensCohere's own price · $2.10 per 1,000 pages
Z.aiWins 3 roundsGLM 5.3 Prime
1M context · tool calling
$4.30/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · $2.21 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$2.50/M
$2.80/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$10/M
$8.80/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$4.38/M
$4.30/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$2.10
$2.21
Context
256k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
not published
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
13 Mar 2025
23 Sept 2026
Providers selling it
3
6
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 0
No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Command A or GLM 5.3 Prime?
- GLM 5.3 Prime, at $4.30 per million tokens against $4.38 for Command A, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 7 Nov 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Command A: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $4.38 is the number to beat. GLM 5.3 Prime: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $4.30 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts and two bills.
- Which holds more context?
- GLM 5.3 Prime, at 1M tokens against 256k.
Prices exclude tax, read 7 Nov 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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