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GLM 5V Turbo pricing, context window and specs
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens, and reads up to 202,752 tokens per request. By blended price it is number 5 of Z.ai’s 7 current models here, counting from the cheapest.
- Input / 1M
- $1.20
- Output / 1M
- $4
- Cached / 1M
- $0.24
- Context
- 202,752
- Max output
- 131,072
- Released
- 2026-04-01
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Pricing
GLM 5V Turbo API pricing
| Price per 1M tokens | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1.20 | $4 |
| Cached input (read) | $0.24 | – |
Output costs 3.3× the input price, so long replies drive the bill more than long prompts. If your requests share a long fixed prefix, such as a system prompt or tool definitions, caching cuts that part to 20% of the normal input price.
Examples
What GLM 5V Turbo costs in practice
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Requests/day | Per request | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot50% cached | 1,500 / 400 | 1,000 | $0.00268 | $81.52 |
| RAG app20% cached | 6,000 / 500 | 500 | $0.00805 | $122.40 |
| Coding agent80% cached | 40,000 / 2,000 | 200 | $0.0253 | $153.79 |
| Document summariser | 8,000 / 600 | 300 | $0.012 | $109.50 |
Change any number in the cost calculator.
Context
Context window
GLM 5V Turbo accepts up to 202,752 tokens per request, roughly 152,064 English words or 304 pages. That budget is shared between your prompt and the reply, and a single reply is capped at 131,072 tokens.
Filling the whole window with one prompt costs about $0.24 at list price, so for repeated long-document work, retrieval (sending only the relevant parts) or prompt caching is usually much cheaper.
Features
Capabilities
- Image input
- Yes
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Reasoning mode
- Yes
- Prompt caching
- Yes
- Structured output
- Yes
- Open weights
- No
- Accepts
- image, text, video
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
As declared by the provider’s API. It shows a feature exists, not how well it works.
API
GLM 5V Turbo model ID
- OpenRouter
z-ai/glm-5v-turbo
Use the OpenRouter ID when calling it through OpenRouter; Z.ai’s own API may name it differently. See the model ID reference for the providers we document.
Z.ai
Where GLM 5V Turbo sits in Z.ai’s line-up
Ranked by blended price (three parts input to one part output, $1.90 per 1M for GLM 5V Turbo), it is number 5 of Z.ai’s 7 current models here, counting from the cheapest. One step down, GLM 5 Turbo costs $1.90 blended, the same. Unlike GLM 5V Turbo, it doesn’t accept images or video. One step up, GLM 5.3 costs $2.15 (1.1× as much). Unlike GLM 5V Turbo, it doesn’t accept images or video, reads up to 1,048,576 tokens (202,752 here) and has open weights. See every Z.ai model and price
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1,048,575 | 2026-08-26 |
| GLM 4.6V | $0.30 | $0.90 | 131,072 | 2025-12-08 |
| GLM 5.3 FlashX | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1,048,576 | 2026-09-18 |
| GLM 5 Turbo | $1.20 | $4 | 202,752 | 2026-03-15 |
| GLM 5V Turbo (this page) | $1.20 | $4 | 202,752 | 2026-04-01 |
| GLM 5.3 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1,048,576 | 2026-08-18 |
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.80 | $8.80 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-23 |
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Cheaper alternatives
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI89% cheaper
- Claude Haiku 5.5Anthropic89% cheaper
- Qwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen88% cheaper
- GLM 4.6VZ.ai76% cheaper
- Command A+Cohere68% cheaper
Current models from major providers, one per provider, that keep image input, tool calling, a reasoning mode, a usable context window and output limit. Compared by blended price.
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FAQ
GLM 5V Turbo questions
How much does GLM 5V Turbo cost?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.24. A typical chatbot reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs about $0.0034. Use the LLM cost calculator for your own workload.
What is GLM 5V Turbo’s context window?
202,752 tokens, about 152,064 English words or 304 printed pages, shared between your prompt and the reply. A single reply can be up to 131,072 tokens.
Does GLM 5V Turbo support prompt caching and batch requests?
Yes, cached input is billed at $0.24 per million tokens (20% of the normal input price). No batch price is published for it.
What are cheaper alternatives to GLM 5V Turbo?
With the same essentials (image input and tool calling), the cheapest options are GPT-6 Luna (89% cheaper), Claude Haiku 5.5 (89% cheaper), Qwen3.8 Omni Flash (88% cheaper). Cheaper doesn’t mean equivalent, so test them on your own prompts.
What is the API model ID for GLM 5V Turbo?
On OpenRouter it is z-ai/glm-5v-turbo. Z.ai’s own API may use a different name, so check its model list before you deploy. Pass the ID as the model value in each request.
Is GLM 5V Turbo open source?
No, GLM 5V Turbo is only available through Z.ai’s API and partners; its weights aren’t published.