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GLM-5-Code

Coding-specialized variant of GLM-5.

coding OpenAI-compatible Function calling Released 2026-02

Pricing

Type USD / 1M tokens
Input $1.2
Output $5
Cached Input $0.3

vs Western Models

GLM-5-Code vs GPT-5.2 ($1.75/$14)
31% cheaper input 64% cheaper output
GLM-5-Code vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3/$15)
60% cheaper input 67% cheaper output
GLM-5-Code vs Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/$10)
4% cheaper input 50% cheaper output

IDE Setup

Cursor

base_url: https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4
model: glm-5-code

Cline

base_url: https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4
model: glm-5-code

Strengths

  • + coding-optimized
  • + agentic coding

Watch Out For

  • ! content censorship
  • ! premium pricing

International Access

Direct access: Yes
Latency from US: 200-400ms
Registration: account
Payment: credit card

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