GLM 5.3 repriced across 3 hosts: Sail Research (US region) input and output down 23%, Wafer input up 47%
Published 17 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Wafer · input↑ 47%$0.95 → $1.40
- Wafer · outputunchanged$4.40 → $4.40
- Wafer · cache read↑ 37%$0.19 → $0.26
- Sail Research (US region) · input↓ 23%$1.26 → $0.97
- Sail Research (US region) · output↓ 23%$3.95 → $3.04
- Sail Research (US region) · cache read↓ 27%$0.233 → $0.171
- Sail Research · input↓ 23%$1.26 → $0.97
- Sail Research · output↓ 23%$3.95 → $3.04
- Sail Research · cache read↓ 26%$0.23 → $0.17
- DigitalOcean · input↑ 13%$0.950 → $1.078
- DigitalOcean · output↓ 0.4%$3.40 → $3.39
- DigitalOcean · cache read↑ 0.1%$0.2000 → $0.2002
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer | input | $0.95 | $1.40 | ↑ 47% |
| Wafer | output | $4.40 | $4.40 | — |
| Wafer | cache read | $0.19 | $0.26 | ↑ 37% |
| Sail Research (US region) | input | $1.26 | $0.97 | ↓ 23% |
| Sail Research (US region) | output | $3.95 | $3.04 | ↓ 23% |
| Sail Research (US region) | cache read | $0.233 | $0.171 | ↓ 27% |
| Sail Research | input | $1.26 | $0.97 | ↓ 23% |
| Sail Research | output | $3.95 | $3.04 | ↓ 23% |
| Sail Research | cache read | $0.23 | $0.17 | ↓ 26% |
| DigitalOcean | input | $0.950 | $1.078 | ↑ 13% |
| DigitalOcean | output | $3.40 | $3.39 | ↓ 0.4% |
| DigitalOcean | cache read | $0.2000 | $0.2002 | ↑ 0.1% |
Wafer input: ↑ 47%Sail Research (US region) input and output: ↓ 23%Sail Research input and output: ↓ 23%DigitalOcean input: ↑ 13%
If you buy
Renters on Wafer now pay more for the same model, so check whether your workload leans on input and cache reads 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 17 September 2026.
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