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GLM-5.1

Zhipu AI · 2026 · LLM · China

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A · App
Yes
B · Built By
Zhipu AI
C · CEO & Politics
Zhang Peng — Not publicly documented (PRC-based; operates under Chinese regulatory environment)
D · Date
2026
E · Expertise
Beginner (app available)
F · Free Tier
Yes
G · Generates
Images, Video
H · Deployment
Cloud + Local (open weights, MIT license)
I · Inputs
Text
J · Jurisdiction
China
K · Key Staffers
Zhang Peng (CEO), Tang Jie (Chief Scientist), Liu Debing (Chairman)
L · Languages
Chinese-primary
M · Model Type
LLM
N · Safety Issues
China-jurisdiction content alignment; use official model card for details.
O · Open Source
Yes — open weights
P · Pricing
Free (open weights, MIT); Z.ai API $1.40/M input, $4.40/M output ($0.26/M cached)
Q · AIDb Rating
8/10 · AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 8.5/10 · Currency 6/10 · Access 10/10 · Significance 5/10 → 7.70
R · What Makes It Special
Post-training upgrade to GLM-5 for agentic engineering (same ~744B MoE architecture, 40B active, 200K context, 131K max output). Topped SWE-Bench Pro at release (58.4) ahead of GPT-5.4 (57.7) and Claude Opus 4.6 (57.3) - first open-source model to lead that benchmark. Runs plan-execute-test-fix loops autonomously up to ~8 hours. Open weights released Apr 7, 2026.
S · Stock / Status
HK$622 (2513.HK, Sep 28, 2026)
T · Training Cutoff
[UNKNOWN]
U · Users
[UNKNOWN]
V · Voice Chat
No
W · Weights
Downloadable
X · X Handle
@ZhipuAI
Y · Year Founded
[UNKNOWN]
Z · Bottom Line
Open-weights LLM from Zhipu AI, released 2026.

Data completeness 88% · Last verified 2026-08-09 · Primary source ↗

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