Processing or generating 5,000 words (approximately 6,665 tokens) with GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) ranges from $0.0016 (cached input) to $0.0267 (full generation).
Quick answer
For 5,000 words, GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) processes approximately 6,665 tokens. That costs $0.007998 as uncached input, $0.0016 with the modeled cache discount, or $0.0267 when generated as output.
Method & trust
The estimate converts the selected English word count with the model tokenizer family, then applies the published input/output price per million tokens. Real prompts vary with code, formatting, language, and system instructions.
You send 5,000 words as prompt context, documentation, or background knowledge.
GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) drafts a complete 5,000 words article, chapter, or code module.
4,000 words input prompt + 1,000 words output reply.
| Model | Provider | Input Cost (5,000 words) | Cached Input Cost | Output Cost (5,000 words) | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) (Current) | zai | $0.007998 | $0.0016 | $0.0267 | 200,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $0.0112 | $0.00112 | $0.0896 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $0.000933 | $0.000093 | $0.001866 | 128,000 |
| Codestral 2501 | mistral | $0.002 | $0.0002 | $0.005999 | 256,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $0.006665 | $0.001333 | $0.0133 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $0.001333 | $0.000133 | $0.003999 | 128,000 |
For GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) (glm_bpe tokenizer), 5,000 words is approximately 6,665 tokens (an average ratio of 1.33 tokens per word in English). Code, technical vocabulary, and non-English scripts will have higher token densities.
Sending 5,000 words as input costs $0.007998 (or $0.0016 with prompt caching). Generating 5,000 words as output costs $0.0267. Output tokens are more expensive because autoregressive token generation requires significantly more computation per token.
Yes! If your input text is part of a repeated context, prompt caching saves 50% to 90% (costing $0.0016). For non-urgent asynchronous batch processing, 24-hour batch queues provide a flat 50% discount across all tokens (costing $0.003999 for input, $0.0133 for output).
At an average human reading speed of 250 words per minute, 5,000 words takes approximately 20 minutes to read. In contrast, GLM-5-Turbo (Z.ai) can process or generate this text in seconds.