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GLM 5.3 FlashX vs MiniMax M2.7

MiniMax M2.7 is 1.6× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX at a 3:1 input:output mix ($0.367 vs $0.59 per million tokens).
Per 1M tokensZ.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashXMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7
Input$0.37$0.21
Output$1.25$0.84
Cached input$0.09$0.042
Blended 3:1$0.59$0.367
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ReleasedSeptember 18, 2026March 18, 2026
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List prices from OpenRouter, refreshed hourly. Lower price and larger context highlighted.

What the same work costs on each

At list price, before batch or caching discounts.
WorkloadGLM 5.3 FlashXMiniMax M2.7Difference
1,000 chat messages
1,000 input + 500 output tokens each
$1.00$0.63$0.37
1,000 RAG questions
8,000 input + 500 output tokens each
$3.59$2.10$1.48
100 coding-agent steps
30,000 input + 2,000 output tokens each, no caching
$1.36$0.80$0.56

Which one should you use?

Price is only half the decision: run both on a sample of your own prompts and compare quality, speed and failure rate. If MiniMax M2.7 is good enough for a task, it saves $0.37 per thousand chat messages. A common setup is to route easy requests to the cheaper model and keep GLM 5.3 FlashX for the hard ones.

Both are available behind one OpenAI-compatible key through OpenRouter or a reseller, so switching is a one-line change. See where credits cost least today and how to cut the token bill.

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