Z.AI: GLM 5

z-ai/glm-5

GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading closed-source models. With advanced agentic planning, deep backend reasoning, and iterative self-correction, GLM-5 moves beyond code generation to full-system construction and autonomous execution.

Model specifications

Input
text
Output
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Context
202,752 tokens
Max output
202,752 tokens
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.55 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-02-14

Capabilities

  • Playground

Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy

Compare effective provider prices, published discounts, regions, retention policies, training use, compliance, and privacy links by service tier.

Standard service tier

9 available providers · tier input average $0.811444 / 1M tokens · tier output average $2.744444 / 1M tokens

Alibaba Cloud Int.(CN)

Tier: Standard · Region: CN

Pricing
Input
$0.573 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.58 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.115 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
CN
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
60-day retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

DeepInfra

Tier: Standard · Region: US · Quantization: fp4

Pricing
Input
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.08 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.12 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
Yes
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

GMICloud

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output
.92 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.12 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
Yes
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
No

BigModel

Tier: Standard · Region: CN

Pricing
Input
$0.63 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.82 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.16 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
CN
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
Unknown
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

AtlasCloud

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output
$3.15 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.19 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
7-day retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Chutes

Tier: Standard · Region: US · Quantization: fp8

Pricing
Input
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.55 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.475 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Novita

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
/ 1M tokens
Output
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.2 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
Yes
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Parasail

Tier: Standard · Region: US · Quantization: fp8

Pricing
Input
/ 1M tokens
Output
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.2 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Z.ai

Tier: Standard · Region: SG

Pricing
Input
/ 1M tokens
Output
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.2 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
SG
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Frequently asked questions

What is Z.AI: GLM 5?
GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading closed-source models. With advanced agentic planning, deep backend reasoning, and iterative self-correction, GLM-5 moves beyond code generation to full-system construction and autonomous execution.
How much does Z.AI: GLM 5 cost?
Input costs start at $0.95 / 1M tokens and output costs start at $2.55 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
What is the context length of Z.AI: GLM 5?
Z.AI: GLM 5 supports a 202,752 token context window and up to 202,752 output tokens.
What capabilities does Z.AI: GLM 5 support?
Z.AI: GLM 5 supports Playground.
Which providers offer Z.AI: GLM 5?
Z.AI: GLM 5 is available from Alibaba Cloud Int.(CN), DeepInfra, GMICloud, BigModel, AtlasCloud, Chutes, Novita, Parasail, Z.ai.
How do providers handle data privacy for Z.AI: GLM 5?
9 of 9 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 4 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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