99% offGLM-5 Turbo API
Zhipu AI·Text
GLM 5 Turbo — fast Z.ai model tuned for agent-driven environments and production coding workflows.
Pricing
Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$1.20 OpenRouter
Output / 1M tokens
$4.00 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
- 200K
- Max output
- 33K
- Type
- Text
- Creator
- Zhipu AI
- Live sellers
- 108
- Requests / 24h
- 1,718
Price history · 60 days
Estimated monthly cost
30 days at the cheapest live price.
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-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)About GLM-5 Turbo
GLM-5 Turbo 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 200K tokens. Its 200K-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 Turbo costs $0.018 per 1M input tokens and $0.059 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $1.20 / $4.00 on OpenRouter (99% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $0.07. 108 independent compute providers currently serve it, so requests fail over automatically. It handled 1,718 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 Turbo API cost?
On Qubax, GLM-5 Turbo costs $0.018 per 1M input tokens and $0.059 per 1M output tokens. This is 99% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $1.20 per 1M input tokens.
Is the GLM-5 Turbo API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use GLM-5 Turbo 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 Turbo 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 Turbo.
How do I pay for GLM-5 Turbo 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 Turbo?
GLM-5 Turbo supports a context window of 200K tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.
What can I build with GLM-5 Turbo?
You can use GLM-5 Turbo 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 Turbo on Qubax?
Responses stream token by token. 108 sellers serve it, so if one is slow or down the request moves to the next.
GLM-5 Turbo vs DeepSeek V4 Flash: which should I choose?
GLM-5 Turbo by Zhipu AI and DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek are both strong models in a similar price tier. GLM-5 Turbo excels at complex reasoning. DeepSeek V4 Flash comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, GLM-5 Turbo starts at $0.018/1M input tokens versus DeepSeek V4 Flash's $0.021/1M — making GLM-5 Turbo 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 Turbo for commercial projects?
Yes. GLM-5 Turbo 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 Turbo 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.