Z.ai: GLM 5

GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading...

$0.60/1M input tokens†
‡Kilo Code Leaderboard†OpenRouterPinchBench
Context Window
202,752 tokens
Input Modalities
text

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Code

Write, modify, and refactor code

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Get answers and explanations

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Debug

Diagnose and fix software issues

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Orchestrator

Coordinate tasks across multiple modes

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Pricing

Cost per 1 million tokens

Input Tokens
$0.60
per 1M tokens
Output Tokens
$1.92
per 1M tokens

Example Cost

Analyzing a 10,000 line codebase (≈40k input tokens, 10k output tokens) costs approximately $0.0432

Coding Capabilities

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Coding Features

Function Calling
Can call external functions/APIs
Tool Choice
Control over function selection
Structured Outputs
JSON schema validation
Reasoning Tokens
Extended thinking for complex problems

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Technical Details

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Model ID
z-ai/glm-5
Created
February 11, 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text
Context Window
202,752 tokens
Input Price
$0.60 per 1M tokens
Output Price
$1.92 per 1M tokens
Cache Read Price
$0.12 per 1M tokens
Content Moderation
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