GLM-5.3 Flash Instant

A smaller, lower-cost GLM model that reads text and images, for coding and agent work such as browser and computer use. Answers without a reasoning phase.

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Context window
1M tokens
Accepts
Text and images
Input per 1M tokens
$0.20
Output per 1M tokens
$0.50

Send your first request

Set LYCEUM_API_KEY to your API key, then run this request. Usage is billed to your account.

Base URL
https://api.lyceum.technology/openai/v1
Model ID
z-ai/glm-5.3-flash-instant
Request fields
model, messages, stream, max_tokens, tools, tool_choice

Documented request fields for this endpoint. See the documentation for model-specific controls and limits.

app.py · Install openai and set LYCEUM_API_KEY

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["LYCEUM_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.lyceum.technology/openai/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="z-ai/glm-5.3-flash-instant",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

What it costs

You pay only for the tokens you use.

Token pricing

GLM-5.3 Flash Instant: token prices in US dollars per million tokens
USD per million tokens
Input$0.20
Cached input$0.05
Output$0.50

No base fee. Caching applies only where listed. Check the model's processing region before sending data.

The model in detail

Checked against the sources below. Anything they don't state is left out.

Capabilities

Input and output
Text and images in, text out
Context window
1M tokens
Reasoning
Disabled
Tool calling
Supported

Architecture and licence

Total parameters
320B
Active parameters
18B
Architecture
Mixture of experts
Licence
MIT
Released
26 August 2026

Availability

API model ID
z-ai/glm-5.3-flash-instant
Provider
Z.ai
Processing region
EU-hosted
Sources

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