GLM 5.3 pricing
GLM 5.3, Mid-tier from Fireworks AI, costs $1.40 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens.
Input$1.40per 1M tokens
Output$4.40per 1M tokens
Context window—tokens
TierMidFireworks AI
Specs and pricing
| Provider | Fireworks AI |
| Tier | Mid |
| Context window | — |
| Max output | — |
| Input price | $1.40 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $4.40 / 1M tokens |
| Cache read | $0.26 / 1M tokens |
| Modalities | text |
Note. Standard-tier serverless price. Distinctive model family prominently hosted by Fireworks.
What it costs at realistic volumes
Assuming a 4:1 input:output token ratio, a common shape for chat and RAG-style workloads:
| Volume (4:1 in:out ratio) | Input cost | Output cost | Total / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000 in / 250,000 out | $1.40 | $1.10 | $2.50 |
| 10,000,000 in / 2,500,000 out | $14.00 | $11.00 | $25.00 |
| 100,000,000 in / 25,000,000 out | $140.00 | $110.00 | $250.00 |
Cheaper alternatives
Same tier (Mid), a different provider, and a lower blended cost at the 4:1 ratio used above:
| Model | Provider | $/1M in | $/1M out | At the 4:1 ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-OSS 120B | OpenRouter | $0.037 | $0.17 | 96.8% cheaper blended |
| GPT-OSS 120B | Novita AI | $0.05 | $0.25 | 95.5% cheaper blended |
| Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Turbo | DeepInfra | $0.10 | $0.32 | 92.8% cheaper blended |
| Nemotron 3 Super | OpenRouter | $0.085 | $0.40 | 92.6% cheaper blended |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Baseten | $0.13 | $0.26 | 92.2% cheaper blended |