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 closed-source models. With advanced agentic planning,...

#41 Code Mode‡$0.80/1M input tokens†Free in Kilo
‡Kilo Code Leaderboard†OpenRouter

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Context Window
202,752 tokens
Max Output
131,072 tokens
Input Modalities
text

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Mode Rankings (Last Week)

Where this model ranks for each built-in mode

Architect

Plan and design before implementation

#39

Code

Write, modify, and refactor code

#41

Ask

Get answers and explanations

#52

Debug

Diagnose and fix software issues

#52

Orchestrator

Coordinate tasks across multiple modes

#40

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Pricing

Cost per 1 million tokens

Input Tokens
$0.80
per 1M tokens
Output Tokens
$2.56
per 1M tokens

Example Cost

Analyzing a 10,000 line codebase (≈40k input tokens, 10k output tokens) costs approximately $0.0576

Coding Capabilities

Features and parameters relevant to coding tasks

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

Architecture and implementation specifications

Model ID
z-ai/glm-5
Created
February 11, 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text
Context Window
202,752 tokens
Max Completion Tokens
131,072 tokens
Input Price
$0.80 per 1M tokens
Output Price
$2.56 per 1M tokens
Cache Read Price
$0.00 per 1M tokens
Content Moderation
Disabled

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