Zhipu’s GLM models are coding-first open-weight flagships: GLM-5.3 posts a 50% coding jump over 5.2 and near-Mythos cyber capability, while GLM-5.3 Flash brings multimodal speed at MIT-licensed prices.
Zhipu AI (Z.ai, HKEX-listed) is China’s coding-model specialist. GLM-5.3 trains on a ~743B base with ~1M context; GLM-5.3 Flash (the former stealth “Ox Alpha”) runs 320B/18B active multimodal, served on 100k domestic chips.
| Model | What it is for | Vendor list price |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3coding flagship · API 18 Aug 2026 | +50% coding over GLM-5.2 (Z.ai Code Bench); CyberGym 84.5%; ~1M context | US$1.40 / US$4.40 per 1M (≈ RM5.71 / RM17.95) · cached US$0.26 |
| GLM-5.3 Flash26 Aug 2026 · MIT weights | 320B/18B multimodal MoE at 1.05M ctx — the speed tier | US$0.15 / US$0.50 per 1M (≈ RM0.61 / RM2.04) |
| GLM-5.2previous gen · MIT | Still available at the same rates as 5.3 | US$1.40 / US$4.40 per 1M (≈ RM5.71 / RM17.95) |
Last updated — Vendor list prices (Sep 2026), approx RM at 1 USD ≈ RM4.08 (spot, 19 Sep 2026). GLM-5.3 open weights carry a custom licence (firms above US$10B revenue need security review). On BD LLM Token Hub today. Figures are vendor public list prices in USD per 1M tokens, standard tier — no batch, cache, promo or peak-hour discount applied. Vendors change list prices without notice: confirm on the vendor’s own pricing page before budgeting.
Discontinued or fully superseded models, kept for historical reference. Active models — even previous-generation ones still on sale — always stay in the lineup above.
| Model | Era & what it was for | Historic list price |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-52026 | Previous flagship generation | US$1.00 / US$3.20 per 1M (≈ RM4.08 / RM13.06) — historic list |
| GLM-4.72025 | The 4.x-era flagship before the 5 line | US$0.60 / US$2.20 per 1M (≈ RM2.45 / RM8.98) — historic list |
Recent announcements with outlet links (EN first, CN where available).
Zhipu released 5.3 weights under a novel licence; the NYT framed it as a test of world cybersecurity, citing its Mythos-5-level defensive capability.
EN · NYT ↗EN · BetaNews ↗CN · CSDN AI Daily (4 Sep) ↗The stealth OpenRouter top-caller was revealed as GLM-5.3 Flash; Zhipu shares rose ~8% on the disclosure.
EN · VentureBeat ↗CN · CSDN AI Daily (1 Sep) ↗One partner for every digital layer – explore what else we build, host and grow for Malaysian businesses.
