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Why use GLM-5 Turbo on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers GLM-5 Turbo with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.20/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare GLM-5 Turbo across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],zai/glm-5-turboRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="zai/glm-5-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "zai/glm-5-turbo", not the LLMReference slug "glm-5-turbo".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare GLM-5 Turbo Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $1.20 | $4.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.20 | $4.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.20 |
| Output tokens | $4.00 |
Capabilities
About GLM-5 Turbo
Purpose-built variant of GLM-5 optimized for agent orchestration and complex automated workflows. Features native agent-friendly training emphasizing tool use, command following, and persistent task execution. Designed for OpenClaw (Lobster Agent) workflows with ~0.67% tool-call error rate. Achieves 20% higher inference performance vs base GLM-5.