AI Rate CardStep 5 Preview vs GLM-5.3-Flash: API price and specs
GLM-5.3-Flash is 97% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on input price.
GLM-5.3-Flash is 96% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on output price.
GLM-5.3-Flash is 97% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
GLM-5.3-Flash has a 25% larger context than Step 5 Preview.
| Field | Step 5 Preview | GLM-5.3-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $1.00 +3617.5% | $0.0269 |
| Median input, per 1M | $1.00 +566.7% | $0.15 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $2.70 +2638.5% | $0.0986 |
| Median output, per 1M | $2.70 +440% | $0.50 |
| Lowest unit price | — | $0.033 / request |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $1.54 +3203.4% | $0.04662 |
| Context | 1M +20% | 1.3M |
| Max output | 1M | 1M |
| Providers | 18 +72.3% | 65 |
| Regions | APAC, US | APAC, EU, FI, GLOBAL, US |
| Accepts | audio, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-matroska | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/webm, video/x-matroska |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | yes | yes |
| Cheapest provider | deepinfra | openrouter |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aihubmix, aiml, deepinfra, edenai, empiriolabs, impossibl, kenari, kilo, novita, nvidia, opencode-go, openrouter, requesty, trustedrouter, vercel, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Step 5 Preview or GLM-5.3-Flash?
GLM-5.3-Flash is 97% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on input price. GLM-5.3-Flash is 96% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on output price. GLM-5.3-Flash is 97% cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Step 5 Preview or GLM-5.3-Flash?
Step 5 Preview: 1M tokens; GLM-5.3-Flash: 1.3M tokens.
Where can I use both Step 5 Preview and GLM-5.3-Flash?
aihubmix, aiml, deepinfra, edenai, empiriolabs, impossibl, kenari, kilo, novita, nvidia, opencode-go, openrouter, requesty, trustedrouter, vercel, zenmux