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gpt-oss-20b vs GLM 5.3 Flash

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), GLM 5.3 Flash costs 6.9× as much as gpt-oss-20b: $0.50 against $0.072 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

gpt-oss-20bGLM 5.3 Flash
Input, per 1M tokens$0.018$0.15
Output, per 1M tokens$0.09$0.50
Context window131K1.31M
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.0117$0.095
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$0.072$0.50
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$0.189$1.45
Confidence signalyesyes
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400313320

Which one should carry your traffic?

If gpt-oss-20b answers your requests as well as GLM 5.3 Flash, moving that traffic saves 86% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. gpt-oss-20b exposes a confidence signal, so Gimbix can let it answer first and hand unsure cases to GLM 5.3 Flash.

gpt-oss-20b profile · GLM 5.3 Flash profile · Measure it on your traffic