GLM-5.2 vs GLM-5.3.
model vs model · prices as of
GLM-5.2 takes 1 of 5 rounds against GLM-5.3. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.95 per million tokens against $2.60.
Z.aiwins 1 roundsGLM-5.2
$1.95/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Crof · $0.243 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$1.40/M
$1.40/M
List price out (lower wins)
$4.40/M
$4.40/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.95/M at Crof
$2.60/M at Crof
Standard price (lower wins)
$8.60/M
$8.60/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.243
$0.324
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
13 Jun 2026
14 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
94
73
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 57
Crof$1.95 / $2.60
Novita$3.99 / $5.59
TrustedRouter$3.74 / $6.10
DigitalOcean Gradient$4.30 / $6.25
Merge Gateway$6.45 / $4.30
Nous Portal$5.53 / $5.60
DeepInfra$4.65 / $7.60
Requesty$4.65 / $7.60
GLM-5.2 then GLM-5.3, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 57
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GLM-5.2
Baidu$0.49 / $1.53 $1.40 / $4.40187% dearer · - GLM-5.2
Inceptron$1.08 / $2.89 $1.10 / $2.992% dearer · - GLM-5.2Inceptron$1.08 / $2.89 $1.10 / $2.992% dearer ·
- GLM-5.2
io.net Intelligence$1.68 / $5.28 $1.58 / $4.976% cheaper · - GLM-5.2Nous Portal$0.72 / $2.26 $0.90 / $2.8325% dearer ·
- GLM-5.2Novita$0.68 / $2.15 $0.65 / $2.045% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.2
OpenRouter$0.97 / $3.04 $1.40 / $4.4045% dearer · - GLM-5.2Requesty$1.40 / $4.40 $0.75 / $2.4046% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.2
StreamLake$0.48 / $1.51 $0.64 / $2.0234% dearer · - GLM-5.3
AkashML$1.17 / $3.96 $0.97 / $3.3017% cheaper · - GLM-5.3DigitalOcean Gradient$1.40 / $4.40 $0.95 / $3.4027% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.3
GMI Cloud$1.12 / $3.52 $1.05 / $3.306% cheaper · - GLM-5.3Inceptron$0.87 / $3.36 $1.07 / $4.0922% dearer ·
- GLM-5.3Inceptron$0.87 / $3.36 $1.07 / $4.0922% dearer ·
- GLM-5.3io.net Intelligence$1.50 / $4.75 $1.36 / $4.319% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.3
Morph$0.97 / $3.31 $1.19 / $3.7418% dearer · - GLM-5.3Nous Portal$0.56 / $1.76 $0.88 / $2.9763% dearer ·
- GLM-5.3Novita$1.09 / $3.43 $0.91 / $2.8617% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.3
Reka$1.01 / $3.41 $0.88 / $2.9713% cheaper · - GLM-5.3Requesty$1.20 / $4.20 $1.20 / $43% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.3
Sail Research$1.40 / $4.40 $1.13 / $3.5619% cheaper · - GLM-5.3
SiliconFlow$1.40 / $4.40 $1.12 / $3.5220% cheaper · - GLM-5.3TrustedRouter$1.03 / $3.25 $0.95 / $3.254% cheaper ·
- GLM-5.3
Venice$1.75 / $5.50 $1.40 / $4.4020% cheaper · - GLM-5.3
Wafer$1.19 / $4.40 $0.95 / $4.409% cheaper · - GLM-5.2
Zenifra$7.20 / $22.50 $5.70 / $2016% cheaper · - GLM-5.3
Eden AI$1.10 / $3.50 $1.40 / $4.4026% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GLM-5.2 or GLM-5.3?
- GLM-5.2, at $1.95 per million tokens against $2.60 for GLM-5.3, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GLM-5.2: $1.95 at Crof. GLM-5.3: $2.60 at Crof.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 57 providers sell both: Crof, Novita, TrustedRouter, DigitalOcean Gradient, Merge Gateway, Nous Portal, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Crof.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 1M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.