SambaCloud makes GLM-5.3 available through an OpenAI-compatible API
SambaNova’s current model dashboard lists Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 as available on SambaCloud, with access through an OpenAI-compatible API and the exact GLM-5.3 model identifier.
AT A GLANCE
Key points
- SambaCloud’s official dashboard currently lists GLM-5.3 as available.
- The documented API examples use the exact model identifier GLM-5.3.
- The model itself was first announced by Z.ai on August 14, 2026.
What is changing?
SambaNova has added Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 model to its SambaCloud inference service. The company’s current model dashboard lists GLM-5.3 among the available models and uses the exact model name “GLM-5.3” in its OpenAI-compatible API examples. A November 11 secondary report says access is offered through the playground, API and coding-agent integrations. Its claim of throughput above 200 tokens per second is not included as a core finding here because that figure is not confirmed on the official dashboard.
Z.ai first announced GLM-5.3 on August 14 as a model aimed at long-horizon coding and agent tasks. The new development is therefore not the model’s initial launch but its current availability on SambaCloud. Teams should still measure latency, context limits, tool use, pricing and rate limits with their own workloads before moving to production.
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Source date: 11 November 2026.
Published by AI Radar: 11 Nov 2026, 23:13 (Istanbul, UTC+3).
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