GLM 5.3 repriced across 3 hosts: Reka input down 48%, Inceptron output up 144%
Published 27 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Inceptron · input↑ 11%$0.27 → $0.30
- Inceptron · output↑ 144%$1.03 → $2.51
- Inceptron · cache read↑ 11%$0.056 → $0.062
- Reka · input↓ 48%$0.683 → $0.356
- Reka · outputunchanged$2.57 → $2.57
- Reka · cache read↓ 61%$0.152 → $0.060
- Wafer · input↓ 30%$1.40 → $0.98
- Wafer · outputunchanged$4.40 → $4.40
- Wafer · cache readunchanged$0.26 → $0.26
- Inceptron · input↑ 15%$0.238 → $0.274
- Inceptron · output↑ 15%$0.898 → $1.032
- Inceptron · cache read↑ 15%$0.0489 → $0.0562
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inceptron | input | $0.27 | $0.30 | ↑ 11% |
| Inceptron | output | $1.03 | $2.51 | ↑ 144% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.056 | $0.062 | ↑ 11% |
| Reka | input | $0.683 | $0.356 | ↓ 48% |
| Reka | output | $2.57 | $2.57 | — |
| Reka | cache read | $0.152 | $0.060 | ↓ 61% |
| Wafer | input | $1.40 | $0.98 | ↓ 30% |
| Wafer | output | $4.40 | $4.40 | — |
| Wafer | cache read | $0.26 | $0.26 | — |
| Inceptron | input | $0.238 | $0.274 | ↑ 15% |
| Inceptron | output | $0.898 | $1.032 | ↑ 15% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.0489 | $0.0562 | ↑ 15% |
Inceptron output: ↑ 144%Reka input: ↓ 48%Wafer input: ↓ 30%Inceptron all rates: ↑ 15%
If you buy
On Inceptron, output-heavy work now costs far more per call, so re-check your usage mix before your next top-up and lean on cached context where you can.
The model
GLM 5.3open the model →
Proprietary1049K context38 hosts
intelligence16th of 168 writing19th of 168 coding23rd of 168 agents17th of 55
GLM 5.3 is a hosted-only text model: we list no download for it, so using it means choosing a host. It is strongest where people rate the answers themselves, and mid-field on the harder task sets.
Source
Read on openrouter.ai · we published this on 27 September 2026.
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