GLM 5 Turbo

glm-5-turbo

GLM-5 Turbo is a high-performance model from Z.ai optimized for fast inference and agent-driven workflows. Designed for real-world environments such as OpenClaw scenarios, it delivers strong performance across long execution chains and complex task pipelines. The model features improved instruction decomposition, tool integration, scheduled and persistent execution, and enhanced stability for extended multi-step tasks, making it well suited for autonomous agents and production automation workflows.

Context: 202.8K tokens
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Pricing

Input$0.96 / 1M

Output$3.20 / 1M

Cache Write (5m)$0.96 / 1M

Cache Write (1h)$0.96 / 1M

Cache Read$0.96 / 1M

Web Search$0 / 1M

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from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI(    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",    base_url="https://api.apertis.ai/v1") response = client.chat.completions.create(    model="glm-5-turbo",    messages=[        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}    ],    max_tokens=1024,    temperature=0.7) print(response.choices[0].message.content) # Optional: Enable context compression to reduce token usage# response = client.chat.completions.create(#     model="glm-5-turbo",#     messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],#     extra_body={"compression": {"enabled": True, "model": "gpt-4.1-mini"}}# )

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Common7 params

modelmessagesmax_tokenstemperaturetop_pstreamtools

Extended4 params

reasoning_effortstream_optionsthinkingextra_body

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glm-5-turbo

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