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GLM 5 Turbo API

Chat with GLM 5 Turbo

Use GLM 5 Turbo in the Synaps chat or through one OpenAI-compatible API key. Pay per message from a balance you top up with ETH or USDC. No subscription, no card.

No training
Input / 1M tokens$1.44list $1.20
Output / 1M tokens$4.80list $4.00
Typical message≈ $0.00461.5K in · 500 out
Context window203Ktokens

Prices include the 20% Synaps fee and update automatically. “List” is what the provider charges.

Call GLM 5 Turbo from code

Synaps speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions format. Point any OpenAI SDK at Synaps and set model to z-ai/glm-5-turbo.

cURL
curl https://www.synaps.chat/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SYNAPS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "z-ai/glm-5-turbo",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'
Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://www.synaps.chat/api/v1", api_key="syn_...")

reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="z-ai/glm-5-turbo",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

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Privacy

Synaps routes this model only to providers that don't store or train on your prompts.

Questions

How much does GLM 5 Turbo cost on Synaps?

$1.44 per million input tokens and $4.80 per million output tokens, including the 20% Synaps fee. A typical chat message costs about $0.0046. You only pay for what you use.

Can I pay for GLM 5 Turbo with crypto?

Yes. Top up your Synaps balance with ETH on Robinhood Chain or Base, or USDC on Base, from $1. Each message is deducted from that balance. There is no subscription or card.

Is there a GLM 5 Turbo API?

Yes. Create an API key on Synaps and call z-ai/glm-5-turbo through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint https://www.synaps.chat/api/v1/chat/completions. Any OpenAI SDK works by changing the base URL.

What can GLM 5 Turbo do?

It accepts text and produces text, with a context window of 203K tokens.

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