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GLM 5.3 pricing per million tokens
Updated 2026-10-14
$5,000 in AWS credits buys about 1.9B GLM 5.3 tokens on Bedrock (3:1 input:output).
GLM 5.3 from Z AI costs $1.68 per million input tokens and $5.28 per million output tokens on Amazon Bedrock.
Taken from Bedrock pricing HTML (Global CRIS); not confirmed in offer JSON parse.
- Input / 1M
- $1.68
- Output / 1M
- $5.28
- On Bedrock
- Yes
Price per 1M tokens
| Amazon Bedrock | Direct API | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.68 | — |
| Output | $5.28 | — |
| Cache read | $0.312 | — |
| Cache write | $2.10 | — |
How far AWS credits go
| Credits | Tokens (3:1 in:out) | Per day over 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 388M | 1.1M |
| $5,000 | 1,938M | 5.3M |
| $25,000 | 9,690M | 26.5M |
| $100,000 | 38,760M | 106.2M |
Other Z AI models
Price by channel (per 1M tokens)
| Channel | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Paid with | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock (global) | $1.68 | $5.28 | $0.312 | $2.10 | AWS credits | source | 2026-10-14 |
Taken from Bedrock pricing HTML (Global CRIS); not confirmed in offer JSON parse.
Worked examples (monthly bill)
| Workload | Amazon Bedrock (global) | Credit-payable channel | Bedrock alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot: 100,000 req/mo × 1,000 in / 300 out | $326.40 | — | — |
| RAG over docs: 50,000 req/mo × 4,000 in / 500 out | $468.00 | — | — |
| Coding agent: 200,000 req/mo × 20,000 in / 2,000 out | $8,832.00 | — | — |
Input/output list prices only; excludes caching, batch/flex discounts, long-context surcharges and tool calls.
GLM 5.3 cost calculator
Monthly bill: $326.4
Paid with AWS credits: 76.6 months of runway.
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Questions
Can I pay for GLM 5.3 with AWS credits?
Yes. Activate credits cover Amazon Bedrock on-demand usage. Some third-party models sold through AWS Marketplace are excluded, so check your credit terms.
How much does GLM 5.3 cost for 1M tokens?
$1.68 input and $5.28 output. At a 3:1 input:output mix that's about $2.58 per million tokens.
Prices and credit amounts are estimates and may change. Check AWS for current terms.