Using GLM-5 Turbo on OpenRouter

Quick Start

1. 1
   Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
2. 2
   Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call z-ai/glm-5-turbo — see the documentation for request format.
3. 3
   You'll be billed $1.20/1M input, $4.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified interface for Large Language Models with better pricing, improved uptime, and no subscription requirements. Route across providers for cost optimization and reliability.

OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.

Pricing on OpenRouter

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.