Model comparison
GLM-5.3 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare GLM-5.3 Flash vs Llama 4 Maverick API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
GLM-5.3 Flash
cloudflare · glm-5.3-flash
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.5
- Context
- 1M
Llama 4 Maverick
deepinfra · deepinfra/meta-llama/Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8
- Input
- $0.2
- Output
- $0.8
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
GLM-5.3 Flash has the lower input price at $0.15 per 1M input tokens. GLM-5.3 Flash is cheaper for the example blended workload below. GLM-5.3 Flash has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose GLM-5.3 Flash if...
- GLM-5.3 Flash is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- GLM-5.3 Flash is stronger when the same large prompt or document is reused because it supports prompt caching.
- GLM-5.3 Flash is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick if...
- Llama 4 Maverick gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | GLM-5.3 Flash | Llama 4 Maverick | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $0.25 | $0.36 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
| 10M input + 2M output | $2.50 | $3.60 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
| 100M input + 20M output | $25.00 | $36.00 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
Context, output, and capability fit
GLM-5.3 Flash provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- GLM-5.3 Flash max output
- n/a
- Llama 4 Maverick max output
- 1M
- GLM-5.3 Flash features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Llama 4 Maverick features
- function calling
Risk notes for GLM-5.3 Flash
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Llama 4 Maverick
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
frontierbudgetreasoningcodingagentslong-contextmultimodalopen-weightcache-friendlyraglocal-open