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title: "glm-5 - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "glm-5 from Streamlake: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# glm-5 - Model Details & Comparison

> glm-5 from Streamlake: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About glm-5

glm-5 is a chat model from Streamlake, one of 26 chat models they offer. It is priced at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens, ranking 2516 out of 4042 chat models by cost and cheaper than 36% of models in this category. glm-5 supports function calling, reasoning, prompt caching. It accepts up to 203K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **Streamlake Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **202,752 Max Input Tokens.**
- **128,000 Max Output Tokens.**
- **$1.00 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$3.20 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

glm-5 supports: Function Calling, Reasoning, Prompt Caching.

## glm-5 Pricing Overview

At $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $3.20 per 1M output tokens, glm-5 ranks 2516 out of 4042 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 36% of models in this category.

glm-5 is one of 26 Streamlake chat models, with support for function calling, reasoning, prompt caching.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to glm-5 with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| abliterated-model | Abliteration | $1.00 | $3.00 |
| abliterated-model-large-flash | Abliteration | $1.00 | $2.00 |
| anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $1.00 | $5.00 |
| anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5@20251001 | AWS Bedrock | $1.00 | $5.00 |
| apac.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $1.10 | $5.50 |

## Related Resources

- [Calculate glm-5 costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/streamlake/model/glm-5.md)
- [All Streamlake pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/streamlake.md)

## FAQ

### Is glm-5 cheaper than abliterated-model?

No. glm-5 costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens while abliterated-model costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens, making abliterated-model 0% more affordable for input. However, glm-5 may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.

### How does glm-5 pricing compare to the average chat model?

glm-5 input pricing is $1.00 per 1M tokens, which is 67% above the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 2516 out of 4042 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 36% of models in this category. For output, it costs $3.20 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.80.

### What makes glm-5 different from other Streamlake models?

Among Streamlake's 26 chat models, glm-5 ranks 20 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to glm-5?

The most comparable chat models to glm-5 are: abliterated-model from Abliteration ($1.00/1M input tokens); abliterated-model-large-flash from Abliteration ($1.00/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($1.00/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5@20251001 from AWS Bedrock ($1.00/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I calculate glm-5 costs?

glm-5 is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $1.00 and generating 1M output tokens costs $3.20.

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