GLM 5.3 repriced across 3 hosts: Sail Research (US region) input down 36%, output up 3%
Published 25 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Sail Research (US region) · input↓ 36%$1.21 → $0.77
- Sail Research (US region) · output↑ 3%$3.87 → $4.00
- Sail Research (US region) · cache read↓ 16%$0.225 → $0.190
- Inceptron · input↓ 24%$0.79 → $0.60
- Inceptron · output↓ 5%$2.647 → $2.502
- Inceptron · cache read↓ 25%$0.20 → $0.15
- Io Net · input↓ 1%$0.78 → $0.77
- Io Net · outputunchanged$2.62 → $2.62
- Io Net · cache readunchanged$0.14 → $0.14
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sail Research (US region) | input | $1.21 | $0.77 | ↓ 36% |
| Sail Research (US region) | output | $3.87 | $4.00 | ↑ 3% |
| Sail Research (US region) | cache read | $0.225 | $0.190 | ↓ 16% |
| Inceptron | input | $0.79 | $0.60 | ↓ 24% |
| Inceptron | output | $2.647 | $2.502 | ↓ 5% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.20 | $0.15 | ↓ 25% |
| Io Net | input | $0.78 | $0.77 | ↓ 1% |
| Io Net | output | $2.62 | $2.62 | — |
| Io Net | cache read | $0.14 | $0.14 | — |
Sail Research (US region) input: ↓ 36%Sail Research (US region) output: ↑ 3%Inceptron input: ↓ 24%Io Net input: ↓ 1%
If you buy
At Io Net the input rate barely moved, so if your workload is output-heavy this repricing changes little; re-check your cache-read share before your next top-up.
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 25 September 2026.
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