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  5. GLM 5.3vsGPT-5 Pro
Updated Aug 2026

GLM 5.3vsGPT-5 Pro

GLM 5.3 is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $0.6538/M vs $15/M input tokens.

GLM 5.3 and GPT-5 Pro compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGLM 5.3GPT-5 Pro
Input price$0.6538/M tokens$15/M tokens
Output price$2.0548/M tokens$120/M tokens
Context window1.3M tokens400K tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Oct 2025
Our Verdict
GLM 5.3
GLM 5.3
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Pro

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GLM 5.3 costs 58x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3
Input
$0.65
23× cheaper
Output
$2.05
58× cheaper
GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00

GLM 5.3 is cheaper on both: 23× input, 58× output.

Where to run it

31 hosts, cheapest first

GLM 5.330 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.65 in·$2.05 out·1M·99.8% upMMorph$0.71 in·$2.24 out·1M·99.8% upRRekafp8$0.76 in·$2.57 out·262k·99.4% upSSail Researchfp8$0.77 in·$4.00 out·1M·99.9% upNNovitafp8$0.78 in·$2.46 out·1M·99.9% upIio.netfp8$0.82 in·$2.77 out·262k·99.7% up
24 more hostsFewer hosts
PPhala$0.84 in·$2.64 out·1M·99.5% upDDeepInfrafp4$0.90 in·$3.00 out·1M·98% upIInferenceNetfp4$0.90 in·$3.00 out·1M·98% upDDigitalOcean$0.91 in·$2.86 out·1M·99.8% upIInceptronfp4$1.04 in·$3.39 out·1M·99.4% upGGMI Cloudfp8$1.05 in·$3.30 out·1M·99.5% upMMakorafp4$1.05 in·$4.20 out·980k·97.3% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.12 in·$3.52 out·1M·99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$1.19 in·$3.74 out·1M·100% upDDecartfp4$1.19 in·$3.74 out·1M·99.1% upFFriendli$1.26 in·$3.96 out·1M·100% upAAkashMLfp8$1.30 in·$4.40 out·1M·100% upAAtlasCloudfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.4% upBBasetenfp4$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.7% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1.3M·99.8% upCCrusoefp4$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·98.3% upFFireworks$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.5% upMistralnvfp4$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.7% upModal$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99% upPParasailfp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.1% upTTogether$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·98.1% upVVenice$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·98.8% upWWafer$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% upZ.aifp8$1.40 in·$4.40 out·1M·99.9% up
GPT-5 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$120.00 out·400k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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GLM 5.3 is developed by Zhipu AI while GPT-5 Pro is developed by OpenAI. GLM 5.3 has a 1.3M token context window vs GPT-5 Pro's 400K. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GLM 5.3 and GPT-5 Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GLM 5.3 costs $0.6538/M input tokens and GPT-5 Pro costs $15/M input tokens. GLM 5.3 is $14.35/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GLM 5.3 and GPT-5 Pro across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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