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GLM-5.3-FlashX

GLM · Version GLM-5.3-FlashX

AvailableChecked Oct 23, 2026
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What to know about GLM-5.3-FlashX

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How much does GLM-5.3-FlashX cost?

The recorded token rates for GLM-5.3-FlashX are:

  • Input: US$0.37 per 1 million input tokens. Source
  • Output: US$1.25 per 1 million output tokens. Source

Rate conditions: Direct Z.ai API list prices in USD per million input/output tokens. Cache storage and built-in tools are separate line items. Source

Illustrative arithmetic: 10,000 input tokens plus 2,000 output tokens would cost US$0.0062 at those recorded rates. This assumes every token is billed at the displayed rate and excludes any cache, batch, tool, storage or tier adjustments; it is not a quote or measured usage.

Check the source's pricing conditions before budgeting. A token rate does not state the price of an app subscription or the full cost of running downloaded weights.

Which GLM-5.3-FlashX does this page describe?

GLM-5.3-FlashX is a model record from Z.ai in the GLM family. Source

The recorded model identifier or checkpoint is GLM-5.3-FlashX. Use that exact identifier when checking documentation or a provider listing. Source

How can you access GLM-5.3-FlashX?

The catalog documents API access for GLM-5.3-FlashX. Source 1 · Source 2

As of the catalog check, this version was listed as available. Source

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What are GLM-5.3-FlashX's context and output limits?

The documented context window is 1,000,000 tokens. Source

A separate maximum-output value is not established in this record. The context or input figure should not be used as an output allowance.

Context, input and output limits describe different constraints. Do not add the figures together to infer a larger window. Check the endpoint's accounting for conversation history, system instructions, tools, media and generated tokens; a documented maximum is not a guarantee of answer quality or a measured usable capacity.

What can GLM-5.3-FlashX receive and generate?

Documented inputs: text, image, video, and file. Source

Documented outputs: text. Source

Input support and output generation are separate capabilities. Reading an image does not establish image generation; a text output listing does not establish speech output. File sizes, formats and media limits depend on the documented implementation.

What distinguishes GLM-5.3-FlashX?

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Maximum output
The shared API page explicitly naming glm-5.3-flashx and glm-5.3-flashx-legal publishes a maximum output of 128K tokens. The shorthand is retained without assuming a 1,000- or 1,024-token multiplier. Source
Reasoning and tools
thinking.type supports enabled only, so thinking cannot be disabled. The page documents streaming, function calling, context caching and structured output. Source
Plan availability
The model page says FlashX is not yet available on the GLM Coding Plan even though it is listed for the model API. Source
Exact API pricing row
The exact GLM-5.3-FlashX row quotes 0.37 USD per million input tokens and 1.25 USD per million output tokens. Cache storage and built-in tools have separate line items. Source

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Publisher
Z.aiSource ↗
Family
GLMSource ↗
Version
GLM-5.3-FlashXSource ↗
Availability
AvailableSource ↗
Access
APISource 1 ↗Source 2 ↗
Inputs
Text · Image · Video · FileSource ↗
Outputs
TextSource ↗
Context window
1,000,000 tokensSource ↗
Maximum input
Not documented
Maximum output
Not documented
Knowledge cutoff
Not documented
Training-data cutoff
Not documented
Training completed
Not documented
Release date
Not documented
License
Not documented
Input price / 1M tokens
$0.37Source ↗
Output price / 1M tokens
$1.25Source ↗

Read this with the numbers.

Public hosted model listing; product-specific endpoint limits can differ from separately downloadable weights.Official maximum-output label is 128K; exact integer token ceiling unverified and left null.

Direct Z.ai API list prices in USD per million input/output tokens. Cache storage and built-in tools are separate line items.

Model identifiers and aliases 1
  • GLM-5.3-FlashX

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Official sources.

  1. pricing — official Z.ai documentation ↗docs.z.ai
  2. glm 5.3 flash — official Z.ai documentation ↗docs.z.ai

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GLM-5.3-FlashX

Z.ai · API

Inputs
Text · Image · Video · FileSource ↗
Outputs
TextSource ↗
Context window
1,000,000 tokensSource ↗
Knowledge cutoff
Not documented

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Z.ai

GLM-5.3-Flash

Text + Image + Video + File input; text output · Shared access: API · Documented context within ½–2×

Z.ai

GLM-5.3-FlashX-Legal

Text + Image + Video + File input; text output · Shared access: API · Documented context within ½–2×

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