glm-5.3 - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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GLM-5.3 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and improves on GLM-5.2 in coding and in the balance between performance and token efficiency.

Modality

Chat

Context window

1M tokens

Max output

16K tokens

Region

US

Published

15 Sept 2026

Pricing

Input

67.79

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

225.97

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

6,779.23 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

glm-5.3 works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://preprod-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/chat/completions — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://preprod-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="glm-5.3",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
    ],
)

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

Frequently asked questions

How much does glm-5.3 cost?

67.79 EGP per 1M input tokens; 225.97 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of glm-5.3?

glm-5.3 supports a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M), with up to 16,384 output tokens per response.

Where is glm-5.3 hosted?

glm-5.3 is served from US (US-hosted inference).

How do I use glm-5.3 via the API?

glm-5.3 is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://preprod-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "glm-5.3" and your API key.