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GLM-5

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 $1.00/M input, $3.20/M output ($0.20/M cached)
Q · AIDb Rating
8/10 · AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 8/10 · Currency 6/10 · Access 10/10 · Significance 7/10 → 7.75
R · What Makes It Special
Z.ai's (formerly Zhipu AI) flagship MoE at its February 2026 launch (~744B params, 40B active, 200K context). First open-weights model to reach 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Trained on 100,000 Huawei Ascend 910B chips - no Nvidia hardware. Weights on Hugging Face (zai-org/GLM-5). Z.ai now lists GLM-5.3 as its flagship.
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 2026-06-11 · Primary source ↗

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