# 5 Zhipu (Z.ai) models · example with glm-5.3
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://ai.helipod.io/v1",
api_key=os.environ["HELIPOD_AI_KEY"])
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="glm-5.3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Halo!"}])GLM API pricing
Final prices in Rupiah per 1 million tokens. Cached = prompt tokens the provider already has in its cache (repeated system prompts, long documents).
Cost calculator
Per request
| Fresh input | 1,000 × Rp 24.920 | Rp 24,92 |
| Cached input | 1,000 × Rp 4.628 | Rp 4,63 |
| Output | 500 × Rp 78.320 | Rp 39,16 |
| One request | Rp 68,71 | |
A month (500 requests/day × 30)
Rp 1.030.620
An estimate: you are billed per request for the tokens actually used.
GLM API
The GLM API is programmatic access to the GLM models by Zhipu (Z.ai): GLM-5.3, GLM-5.2, GLM-5.1, and the affordable GLM-5.3 FlashX and Flash. All of them support reasoning, tool calling and structured output.
On Helipod, GLM is called with the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK and one Helipod API key, without a Z.ai account. Usage is billed per token in Rupiah from your Helipod balance.
A separate account, dollar billing and an international credit card.
The same Zhipu (Z.ai) models, billed in Rupiah from one balance.
Advantages
Comparison
| Direct from Zhipu (Z.ai) | Helipod AI Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing currency | Dollars (USD) | Rupiah, per token |
| Payment | International credit card | QRIS / virtual account |
| Other models | Zhipu (Z.ai) models only | Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc. |
| SDK | Zhipu (Z.ai) SDK | OpenAI & Anthropic SDKs |
| Spend cap per key | Per organization | Per API key, monthly |
| Request history | Zhipu (Z.ai) dashboard | Helipod console, prices recorded |
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