VercelZachary Chen1 min readrelease notesintermediate
GLM 5.3 FlashX now available on AI Gateway
Summary
Vercel AI Gateway now offers the GLM‑5.3‑FlashX model, a fast (~200 tps) multimodal coding LLM. The post includes a TypeScript streaming example, notes the model’s fit for coding agents and interactive tools, and lists AI Gateway features (unified API, usage tracking, retries/failover, custom reporting, key budgets, routing rules) with no platform fee.
- GLM‑5.3‑FlashX delivers ~200 tokens per second, aimed at low‑latency coding assistants and tool loops.
- Integration is a one‑liner via `streamText` in the `ai` SDK, using the model identifier `zai/glm-5.3-flashx`.
- AI Gateway provides a unified endpoint, usage/cost tracking, retry/failover logic, custom reporting, API‑key budgets, and routing rules.
- Pricing mirrors the provider’s rates exactly; no extra platform fee, even for BYOK requests.
Fast LLM inference is a bottleneck for real‑time coding assistants. By exposing a high‑throughput model behind a managed gateway, Vercel reduces the operational overhead of scaling inference while preserving cost transparency.
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