GLM-5.3-Flash

Zhipu AI

GLM-5.3-Flash is the first native multimodal model in the GLM-5 series, delivering stronger intelligence than GLM-5.2 while maintaining an exceptionally cost-efficient architecture.

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Specs

Model

Family
GLM
Variant
5.3 Flash
Parameters
320B total, 18B active
Weights
Open
License
MIT

Limits

Context
1,000,000 tokens
Max output
131,072 tokens

Modalities

Input
Text Image Video PDF
Output
Text

Pricing

Input
$0.075 / 1M
Output
$0.25 / 1M
Cache read
$0.015 / 1M
Cache write
Free

Capabilities

Reasoning
Yes
Reasoning control
Effort levels
Tool calling
Yes
Attachments
Yes

Dates

Announced
26 Aug 2026
Released
26 Aug 2026

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