Zhipu / GLM API model

Zhipu: glm-5-turbo

Efficient GLM model for fast reasoning, coding, and agent workflows

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Specs

Pricing and API details.

Transparent USD pricing. No mainland-China account or phone required. Standard model rates follow providers' international list prices at 100%; some models have a separate Paid rate after the first top-up.

Context window

200K

Modalities

Text

Input $/1M

$1.2

Output $/1M

Endpoint

OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions

About glm-5-turbo

Efficient GLM model for fast reasoning, coding, and agent workflows

Pricing

Transparent USD pricing.

glm-5-turbo

$1.2/M input, $4/M output tokens. Paid in USD. Standard model rates follow providers' international list prices at 100%; some models have a separate Paid rate after the first top-up. View live pricing

Paid price after first top-up (input / output per 1M tokens): $1.14 / $3.8 (−5%)

Quickstart

Copy-paste API request.

curl -X POST https://api.chinaapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHINAAPI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "glm-5-turbo",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the main tradeoffs for this API workload."}
    ]
  }'

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["CHINAAPI_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.chinaapi.ai/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="glm-5-turbo",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the main tradeoffs for this API workload."}
    ],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Internal links

Related model pages and guides.

Model directoryBrowse all models Live pricingCurrent dashboard pricing GLM API access guideOpen guide glm-5.1200K context, $1.4/M input, $4.4/M output tokens glm-5.21M context, $1.4/M input, $4.4/M output tokens glm-5.31M context, $1.4/M input, $4.4/M output tokens glm-5.3-flash1M context, $0.15/M input, $0.5/M output tokens

How do I use glm-5-turbo?

Use glm-5-turbo through ChinaAPI with an API key and the OpenAI-compatible endpoint shown above.

How much does glm-5-turbo cost?

glm-5-turbo is $1.2/M input, $4/M output tokens, paid in USD. The live pricing page is authoritative. After the first top-up, the Paid price is $1.14/M input, $3.8/M output tokens (−5%). Standard model rates follow providers' international list prices at 100%; some models have a separate Paid rate after the first top-up.

Does glm-5-turbo need a Chinese account?

No. ChinaAPI provides access without a mainland-China account or phone number and includes a $2 free trial. Check live pricing for the displayed USD rate.