AI Recommendation
Should you use GLM-5.3-Flash?
GLM-5.3-Flash is listed for chat workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.
Use it when ModelScope's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
GLM-5.3-Flash Free API on ModelScope
Free API VerifiedNative multimodal GLM model for efficient coding and long-horizon agent tasks
Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modePDF inputVision
API Details
Copy-ready connection details
Base URL
https://api-inference.modelscope.cn/v1 Model ID
ZhipuAI/GLM-5.3-Flash API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses
Technical Details
GLM-5.3-Flash specifications
Context window 1.0M
Max output 131K
Status Online
Family glm
Released Aug 26, 2026
Last updated Aug 26, 2026
Free listing since Sep 16, 2026
Input text, image, video, pdf
Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output, file attachments, temperature control
Open weights Yes
Best for
- Chat
Benchmark Overview
Benchmark signals for GLM-5.3-Flash
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
41.9/100 Coding Programming and code generation
71.5/100 Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
51.2/100 Speed Observed generation speed
114 tok/s Context Maximum listed context window
1.0M Pricing
GLM-5.3-Flash pricing per 1M tokens
Input $0.15 per 1M tokens
Output $0.5 per 1M tokens
Access Available ModelScope
Availability
GLM-5.3-Flash availability by provider
We only found this GLM-5.3-Flash listing on ModelScope in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | GLM-5.3-Flash | Free tier | 1.0M | Native | Varies |
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| Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | ModelScope | 256K | Check provider |
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| Qwen/Qwen-Image | ModelScope | 131K | Check provider |
Typical Use Cases
GLM-5.3-Flash use cases
Chat
GLM-5.3-Flash is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
FAQ
GLM-5.3-Flash free API FAQ
Is GLM-5.3-Flash free to use?
GLM-5.3-Flash is listed with free API access on ModelScope, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
What is the GLM-5.3-Flash model ID?
The model ID shown in this catalog is ZhipuAI/GLM-5.3-Flash.
What context window does GLM-5.3-Flash support?
The listed context window is 1.0M tokens with up to 131K output tokens.
More about GLM-5.3-Flash
Free GLM-5.3-Flash API.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the ModelScope provider page.