Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)
GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) is a Z.ai model that accepts text, image, and video input and returns text. It offers a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and can produce up to 131,072 tokens in a single completion, so it can take in long documents or extended multimodal inputs in one request. It supports tool calling and a reasoning mode. The listing does not confirm structured output support or open-weight availability, so verify both with the vendor if your pipeline depends on them. At $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens, this model belongs on the shortlist for cost-sensitive, high-volume work, especially jobs involving large contexts or mixed media. Its blended benchmark score of 69.6 comes from a single independent benchmark, so its standing against other models is not well established. Teams should run their own evaluations before treating that number as a reliable guide to quality.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 69.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-19. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 69.0 |
- Model ID
- z-ai/glm-5.3-flash:batch
- Vendor
- z-ai
- Released
- August 2026
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 131,072 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.05/M input and $0.18/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.03 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $0.61 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-08-29.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | $0.05 | $0.18 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-09-23 | $0.06 | $0.20 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-09-09 | $0.07 | $0.25 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-08-29 | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1,048,575 |
Category rankings
Where Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) places across the 31 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #6 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #6 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #6 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #6 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #6 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 117 |
| #7 | Social Media PostsWriting · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #7 | Voice Assistant BackendVoice · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #9 | Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #9 | Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #9 | Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #9 | Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #11 | Cheap Bulk InferenceCost · of 25 ranked | 137 |
| #12 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #14 | Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked | 126 |
| #14 | Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked | 126 |
| #14 | Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked | 126 |
| #14 | Real-Time ChatLatency · of 25 ranked | 118 |
| #15 | Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 113 |
| #15 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #15 | Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #17 | Code DocumentationCode · of 25 ranked | 138 |
| #17 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 128 |
| #18 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 132 |
| #18 | Self-Hosted / LocalCost · of 25 ranked | 117 |
| #22 | Marketing CopyWriting · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #22 | Standardized Test PrepEducation · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #24 | Transcript CleanupWriting · of 25 ranked | 140 |
| #25 | Blog Post WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 130 |
| #25 | Screenshot DebuggingVision · of 25 ranked | 132 |
| #25 | Trip PlanningPersonal · of 25 ranked | 130 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) cost?
- $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens.
- What is Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)'s context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.