--- title: "Z.ai: GLM 5 Turbo — unrated, priced in this catalogue · Undominated.ai" canonical: https://undominated.ai/models/z-ai__glm-5-turbo/ description: "Z.ai: GLM 5 Turbo: $1.20/M in, $4.00/M out. No independent quality score in this catalogue — unrated, not ranked, not scored zero." --- # Z.ai: GLM 5 Turbo — unrated, priced in this catalogue · Undominated.ai > Z.ai: GLM 5 Turbo: $1.20/M in, $4.00/M out. No independent quality score in this catalogue — unrated, not ranked, not scored zero. [Check base rates for this workload](/check/z-ai__glm-5-turbo/) [Cheaper alternatives](/alternatives/) [Family](/families/glm/) [Compare models](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=z-ai%2Fglm-5-turbo) Comparison context Choose up to three standard models in Compare. Requirements and prompt length apply in Compare. This page keeps its stated price basis and workload controls. MODEL PROOF # GLM 5 Turbo Z.ai · 15 Mar 2026 Balanced Summarise Chat Code gen Agentic NOT INDEPENDENTLY RATED ## No independent LMArena score is published for this model. **$1.90** / 1M tokens Balanced · 3 tokens in per 1 out Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026 [openrouter/models](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) Independent LMArena score Not independently rated Context window 202.75K Maximum output 131.07K Input modalities text Output modalities text Published input price $1.20 / 1M tokens Published output price $4.00 / 1M tokens Pricing kind fixed Inspect [complete billing conditions](#billing-details) and endpoint terms below. Price from Z.AI: the cheapest offer that is serving, at standard delivery and at the maker’s precision or better, at its standard rate. Every price dimension · USD per million tokens | Input | $1.20 /M | | --- | --- | | Output | $4.00 /M | | Cached input | $0.240 /M | | Cache write | Unknown /M | | Cache write 1h | Unknown /M | | Reasoning | Unknown /M | ### Who sells it The same weights, different shops. Cheapest is not like-for-like when serving precision differs. 1 provider offers · rates, limits and conditions Rates are USD per million tokens. Endpoint terms can differ even when the quoted price and precision match. A listed parameter is a provider declaration, not a task-success test. | Seller | Input | Output | Precision | Uptime (1d) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Seller Z.AI z-ai Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.240 Context limit 202,752 tokens Output limit 131,072 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 99.63% | Input $1.20 | Output $4.00 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.81% | ### Independent scores No independent benchmark has measured this model. Unrated is not a score of zero. #### Best rankings by task - SVG #23 1205 - Data visualisation #25 1271 - 3D #25 1257 - Code categories #28 1267 - UI components #29 1270 - Websites #30 1270 - Game development #31 1261 - ASCII art #35 1166 Per-task Elo and rank from [Design Arena](https://designarena.ai), via OpenRouter’s model feed. The rank is the feed’s, and it counts models OpenRouter does not list. ### Capability | Context window | 202K | | --- | --- | | Max output | 131K | | Input modes | text | | Tool use | yes | | Reasoning | optional | | Open weights | Unknown | ### Provenance | Price source | [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) | | --- | --- | | Fetched | 2026-10-06 | | Quality data | unrated | GLM-5 Turbo is a new model from Z.ai designed for fast inference and strong performance in agent-driven environments such as OpenClaw scenarios. It is deeply optimized for real-world agent workflows... ## Questions this page answers What does GLM 5 Turbo cost? $1.20/M in, $4.00/M out in this catalogue, as of the fetch date on this page. That is the API row, not a subscription. Does GLM 5 Turbo have an independent quality score? GLM 5 Turbo has no independent quality score in this catalogue. Unrated is not a score of zero. What beats GLM 5 Turbo? GLM 5 Turbo has no independent quality score. Unrated is not a score of zero. Does this page use Artificial Analysis scores for GLM 5 Turbo? No. Artificial Analysis figures are not published here. Quality on this page is LMArena Elo where a score exists; otherwise the row is unrated. Does a missing score mean GLM 5 Turbo scored zero? Unrated is not a score of zero. MODEL MONUMENT ## Save or share this proof Download proof card · 1200 × 630 Preview and more sharing options Z.ai: GLM 5 Turbo. Balanced workload. Not independently rated. Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026. Copy model link Download square card · 1080 × 1080 Copy landscape image Share landscape card ## Related No independent quality score, so there is no dominator to name. Unrated is not a clean bill of health. - Same vendor [GLM 5.3](/models/z-ai__glm-5.3/) - Z.ai models [Z.ai](/providers/z-ai/) - Same vendor [GLM 5.2](/models/z-ai__glm-5.2/) - Same vendor [GLM 5.3 Flash](/models/z-ai__glm-5.3-flash/) ## Badge The verdict as one SVG, for a README or a docs page. 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