19 August 2026
Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.3 API at same price as predecessor
First reported
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- Zhipu AI, a Chinese AI company, launched the GLM-5.3 API with pricing identical to its previous model: 1.4 yuan per million input tokens and 4.4 yuan per million output tokens.
- The new model shows improvements in coding tasks and handling long-term planning by AI agents, abilities that matter for software development and complex automation.
- Zhipu plans to release the model weights (the underlying numbers that make the AI work) publicly at some point, though no date was announced.
How it was covered
TLDR AITLDR editorial team
Z.ai released the GLM-5.3 API at 1.4/4.4 per million tokens, matching GLM-5.2 pricing. The company plans to open-source the model weights but has not set a release date yet. Developers get stronger coding and long-horizon agent performance without additional cost.
Reported by VentureBeat