GLM 5.3 repriced across 2 hosts: Sail Research input down 25%, output up 22%
Published 22 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Sail Research · input↓ 25%$1.02 → $0.77
- Sail Research · output↑ 22%$3.29 → $4.00
- Sail Research · cache readunchanged$0.19 → $0.19
- Inceptron · input↓ 0.1%$1.014 → $1.013
- Inceptron · output↓ 0.1%$3.291 → $3.288
- Inceptron · cache read↑ 13%$0.23 → $0.26
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sail Research | input | $1.02 | $0.77 | ↓ 25% |
| Sail Research | output | $3.29 | $4.00 | ↑ 22% |
| Sail Research | cache read | $0.19 | $0.19 | — |
| Inceptron | input | $1.014 | $1.013 | ↓ 0.1% |
| Inceptron | output | $3.291 | $3.288 | ↓ 0.1% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.23 | $0.26 | ↑ 13% |
Sail Research input: ↓ 25%Sail Research output: ↑ 22%Inceptron cache read: ↑ 13%
If you buy
On Inceptron the shift is negligible, so existing users need not act; anyone weighing Sail Research should re-check their input-to-output ratio, since that balance has changed.
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 from the hosts' own published rates · we published this on 22 September 2026.