99% offGLM 5 API
Zhipu AI·Text· 100.0% success (7d)
GLM 5
Pricing
Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.600 OpenRouter
Output / 1M tokens
$1.92 OpenRouter
Cache read / 1M
Repeated prompt prefixes
Cache read is the discounted rate for repeated prompt prefixes (system prompts, agent context).
Capabilities · 8
Specifications
- Context window
- 198K
- Max output
- 33K
- Type
- Text
- Creator
- Zhipu AI
- Live sellers
- 670
- Requests / 24h
- 9,069
Price history · 60 days
Estimated monthly cost
30 days at the cheapest live price.
Benchmarks & reliability
LiveBench score + measured network performance. Leaderboard →
Quick start
OpenAI-compatible — change the base URL and key. Get a key from the dashboard.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
api_key="YOUR_QUBAX_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="glm-5",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)About GLM 5
GLM 5 is a language model developed by Zhipu AI. It's particularly well-suited for tackling complex, multi-step reasoning problems, orchestrating tool-using agents that call APIs and external services, producing structured outputs for reliable data extraction and handling large contexts of up to 198K tokens. Its 198K-token context window means you can pass in entire documents, codebases, or conversation histories without losing context. It can write up to 33K tokens in a single response.
As of Nov 4, 2026, GLM 5 costs $0.0082 per 1M input tokens and $0.026 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $0.600 / $1.92 on OpenRouter (99% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $0.03. Measured availability over the last 7 days: 100.0%. 670 independent compute providers currently serve it, so requests fail over automatically. It handled 9,069 requests on Qubax in the last 24 hours. Pay with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH or 350+ other coins — no credit card required.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the GLM 5 API cost?
On Qubax, GLM 5 costs $0.0082 per 1M input tokens and $0.026 per 1M output tokens. This is 99% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $0.600 per 1M input tokens.
Is the GLM 5 API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use GLM 5 as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.
Why is GLM 5 cheaper on Qubax than OpenRouter?
Qubax sources AI inference from an open compute marketplace on the Base blockchain where GPU providers compete on price. We pass the savings to you — 99% cheaper than OpenRouter's price for GLM 5.
How do I pay for GLM 5 API usage?
Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Top up with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, SOL or 350+ other coins and your balance is deducted as you use the API. No credit card or KYC required.
What is the context window of GLM 5?
GLM 5 supports a context window of 198K tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.
What can I build with GLM 5?
You can use GLM 5 to tackle complex multi-step reasoning tasks, build autonomous agents that call external tools and APIs, generate structured JSON output for data pipelines and process long documents and entire codebases. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.
How fast and reliable is GLM 5 on Qubax?
Measured time to first token (p95) on Qubax is 5.9s. Its 7-day success rate is 100.0%. Responses stream token by token. 670 sellers serve it, so if one is slow or down the request moves to the next.
How good is GLM 5 on benchmarks?
GLM 5 scores 73.2 on LiveBench, ranking #10 of 16 models we track. At Qubax prices that is 753.3 points per $1 per 1M tokens.
GLM 5 vs Kimi K2 Thinking: which should I choose?
GLM 5 by Zhipu AI and Kimi K2 Thinking by Moonshot AI are both strong models in a similar price tier. GLM 5 excels at complex reasoning. Kimi K2 Thinking comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, GLM 5 starts at $0.0082/1M input tokens versus Kimi K2 Thinking's $0.0089/1M — making GLM 5 the more cost-effective option for high-volume workloads. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.
Can I use GLM 5 for commercial projects?
Yes. GLM 5 on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.
Why use GLM 5 on Qubax?
99% cheaper
Providers compete on price — you get the cheapest healthy seller.
Pay with crypto
350+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC). No card, no KYC.
OpenAI & Anthropic compatible
Drop-in base URL. Works with Cline, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.