OpenRouter inference providers slash GLM 5.3 output price from $4.40 to $1.61 in a month
AccBalanced · x · 2026-09-29
A visualization shows how inference providers on OpenRouter fight for market share by undercutting each other on price. For GLM 5.3, output price fell from $4.40 to $1.61 between Aug 25 and Sep 28 — a drop of over 63%.
With multiple providers serving the same model, the price war lets users route by cost and highlights how fierce competition among inference providers has become.
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