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title: "Z.ai prices GLM-5.3 API access at $1.40/1M input tokens and $4.40/1M output tokens, unchanged from GLM-5.2; Kimi K3 costs $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/z-ai-prices-glm-5-3-api-access-at-1-40-1m-input-tokens-and-4-40-1m-d84a3764
published: 2026-08-19T18:00:27.709Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Z.ai prices GLM-5.3 API access at $1.40/1M input tokens and $4.40/1M output tokens, unchanged from GLM-5.2; Kimi K3 costs $3/1M input and $15/1M output tokens

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-19 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/z-ai-prices-glm-5-3-api-access-at-1-40-1m-input-tokens-and-4-40-1m-d84a3764

In this story: [Z.ai](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/z-ai), [Kimi K3](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/kimi-k3), [GLM-5.3](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/glm-5-3), [GLM-5.2](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/glm-5-2)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://venturebeat.com/ai/glm-5-3-hits-the-api-at-1-4-4-4-per-million-tokens)

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