Run GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded in Aider
Run glm-5.3-flash-xploded in Aider through Wild West API: one key, a hard spend cap, and a model that answers instead of refusing.
| Model id | glm-5.3-flash-xploded |
|---|---|
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (1M) |
| Tool calling | Supported |
| Price per 1M tokens | $0.40 input, $0.14 on a cache hit, $1.60 output |
| Intelligence | 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2, for the base model |
| Web search | Add :online to the id |
Set it up
- Set OPENAI_API_BASE to https://wildwestapi.com/v1 and OPENAI_API_KEY to your key.
- Run aider --model openai/glm-5.3-flash-xploded; the openai/ prefix is what sends it to the base URL.
- Add the metadata file below so Aider knows the real context window and price instead of warning that it does not.
# shell setx OPENAI_API_BASE https://wildwestapi.com/v1 setx OPENAI_API_KEY sk-ww-... aider --model openai/glm-5.3-flash-xploded # .aider.model.metadata.json { "openai/glm-5.3-flash-xploded": { "max_input_tokens": 1048576, "max_output_tokens": 32768, "input_cost_per_token": 4e-7, "output_cost_per_token": 0.0000016, "litellm_provider": "openai", "mode": "chat" } }
What a session costs
For a 12-turn Aider session (about 180K input tokens, half of them cache hits, 12K output), GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded comes to about $0.068 at today's prices; the cache price does most of the work, since re-read context is billed at $0.14 rather than $0.40 per million.
FAQ
Can GLM 5.3 Flash Xploded be used in Aider?
Yes. Aider does not depend on tool calling, so any chat model works; this one also brings a 1M context.
What does a session cost?
About $0.068 for a 12-turn Aider session (about 180K input tokens, half of them cache hits, 12K output), at $0.40 in, $1.60 out and $0.14 per million on cache hits. Put a spend cap on the key so a long run cannot overrun it.
Is it uncensored?
A million tokens of context, tool calling and vision, with no refusals. Point a coding agent at it.