Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GLM-5.3-FlashX pricing
- For the Chatbot workload, GLM-5.3-FlashX costs 1.6× less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- For the RAG workload, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM-5.3-FlashX cost about the same.
- For the Coding agent workload, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM-5.3-FlashX cost about the same.
Prices
| USD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM-5.3-FlashX |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.37 |
| Output | $2.50 | $1.25 |
| Cache read | $0.03 | $0.075 |
| Cache write | Not published | Free |
| Batch input | $0.15 | Not published |
| Batch output | $1.25 | Not published |
Verified against the provider's official pricing page on Oct 9, 2026. Official pricing page
Z.AI's list price for its own API, as compiled by models.dev and checked Oct 10, 2026, 09:00 UTC. Prices on cloud platforms and resellers can differ. Provider documentation
Monthly cost by workload
| Workload | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM-5.3-FlashX |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day | $465.00/mo | $298.50/mo |
| RAG8,000 in / 500 out tokens, 5,000 requests a day | $547.50/mo | $537.75/mo |
| Coding agent50,000 in / 2,000 out tokens, 1,000 requests a day, 80% cached input | $276.00/mo | $276.00/mo |
Cost = input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price, 30 days a month. Cached input uses the cache read price. Cache write fees are not included.
Context and capabilities
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | GLM-5.3-FlashX | |
|---|---|---|
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Input | text, image, video, audio, pdf | text, image, video, pdf |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
Questions
- What is the price difference between Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM-5.3-FlashX?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. GLM-5.3-FlashX: $0.37 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens. For the Chatbot workload (1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day), that is about $465.00 per month for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $298.50 for GLM-5.3-FlashX.
- Which has the longer context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or GLM-5.3-FlashX?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the longer context window: up to 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 for GLM-5.3-FlashX.
- Do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and GLM-5.3-FlashX have prompt caching and batch prices?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: cached input $0.03 per 1M tokens; batch $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens. GLM-5.3-FlashX: cached input $0.075 per 1M tokens; no batch price published.