Claude Opus 5 vs GLM 5.3
API pricing, context, and independently measured performance, side by side. GLM 5.3 starts 72% cheaper on input than Claude Opus 5 at list prices.
Claude Opus 5
Anthropic · released Jul 24, 2026
Best input$5.00 / MTok
Best output$25.00 / MTok
Context1M
Providers9
Fastest measured2s° TTFT · 131 tok/s
VisionToolsReasoningStructured outputPrompt caching
GLM 5.3
Z.ai · released Aug 18, 2026
Best input$1.40 / MTok
Best output$4.40 / MTok
Context1.05M
Providers1
Fastest measured0.86s° TTFT · 52 tok/s
ToolsReasoningStructured outputPrompt caching
Cheapest providers, measuredUSD / MTOK
| MODEL | PROVIDER | INPUT | OUTPUT | TTFT | TPS | SMOKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | CPOClaude Platform on AWS | $5.00 | $25.00 | 4.7s° | 442° tok/s | — |
| Claude Opus 5 |  Azure | $5.00 | $25.00 | 2s° | 131° tok/s | — |
| Claude Opus 5 |  Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 4.2s | 205 tok/s | — |
| GLM 5.3 |  Z.AI | $1.40 | $4.40 | 0.86s° | 52° tok/s | — |
TTFT/TPS: ModelIndex-measured medians (P50, trailing 72h) · chat10k profile (~10K in / 200 out) · ° = measured via OpenRouter routing (adds a hop) · SMOKE: of 5 programmatic capability probes passed · methodology v1.1 — full details on each model page