GLM 5.3 Flash
GLM 5.3 Flash is the smaller, faster member of Z.ai's GLM 5.3 family. It supports image inputs, a 1M-token context window, and three reasoning levels (Low, High, and Max), with High as the default. Add it to the model picker from Cursor Settings > Models. For higher quality on harder tasks, use GLM 5.3.
Tools
GLM 5.3 Flash has access to all agent tools when used with Cursor including:
Find files by name, read directory structures, and grep for patterns.
Generate search queries and fetch results from the web.
Read file contents, including images for vision-capable models.
Suggest edits and apply them automatically.
Execute terminal commands and monitor output.
Control a browser to take screenshots, test applications, and verify visual changes. See the Browser documentation.
Generate images from text descriptions or reference images.
Ask clarifying questions while continuing to work in the background.
Retrieve rules based on type and description.
Learn more about how tools work and tool calling fundamentals.
Hosting
GLM 5.3 Flash is an open-weight model from Z.ai. Cursor serves it through our inference partners. Learn more about where models are hosted or see the full list of sub-processors.
Pricing
Cursor plans include two usage pools. GLM 5.3 Flash draws from the third-party Other Models pool, which charges at the rates below. All prices are per million tokens.
| Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.15 | - | $0.029 | $0.5 |
Pricing is flat across the full context window, with no long-context surcharge and no separate cache-write fee.