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GLM-5.1

Zhipu AI · 2026 · LLM · China

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Overview

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.

Details

Vendor
Zhipu AI
Type
LLM
Release year
2026
Jurisdiction
China
CEO
Zhang Peng
Key staffers
Zhang Peng (CEO), Tang Jie (Tsinghua University spin-off)
Deployment
Cloud + Local (open weights, MIT license)
Open source
Yes
Free tier
Yes
Subscription
Zhipu BigModel API (API launched Mar 27, 2026); GLM Coding Plan subscription
Stock status
Public (HKEX, IPO Jan 8 2026, ~$31B valuation)
X
@ZhipuAI

Capabilities

App

AIDb Rating

9/5

AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 8.5/10 · Currency 10/10 · Access 10/10 · Significance 5/10 → 8.50

Safety notes

China-jurisdiction content alignment; use official model card for details.

Last verified 2026-06-11 · Primary source ↗

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