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Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX

This AI model, Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX, is offered by vendor z-ai and supports input from text, image, and video modalities. It has a high context length of 1048576 tokens and can handle a maximum of 131072 completion tokens at once. For those on a budget, this model may be worth shortlisting due to its lower input price point of $0.37 per million tokens. However, it is currently priced higher for output tokens at $1.25 per million. The model's benchmark standing is uncertain as no independent coverage is reported in the available data.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.37
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Output Price
$1.25
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Context Window
1,048,576
tokens
Model ID
z-ai/glm-5.3-flashx
Vendor
z-ai
Released
September 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 $0.37/M input and $1.25/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.25
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $4.35

Strong choice for

Category rankings

Where Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX places across the 1 category it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#4 Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked 123

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Quick answers

How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX cost?
$0.37 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens.
What is Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX's context window?
1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
Does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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