Zhipu AI
Tsinghua spin-out behind the GLM series, released open-weights (GLM-4.5, 4.6, 5) with a focus on agentic coding.
- Provider rank
- #8
- by best model
- Best index
- 61.0
- GLM-5.3-Flash
- Ranked models
- 14
- 14 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $0.119/M
- GLM-5.3-Flash
Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
Next release
Over the last two years Zhipu AI shipped 13 distinct models, one every 28 days on median. The latest arrived on 20 Aug 2026.
If the cadence holds, the next one lands between 5 Sept 2026 and 28 Sept 2026.
An estimate from past release dates only. It knows nothing about roadmaps or announcements.
Fastest ranked model: GLM-4.7-Flash at 97 tok/s.
Head to head
Zhipu AI vs OpenAI
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Zhipu AI vs NVIDIA
Zhipu AI vs MiniMaxModels
Every Zhipu AI model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
20 of 20
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLM-5.3-FlashZhipu AIopen ↗ | 61.0±6 | $0.119 | 72 | 30 s | 1M | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-08 |
| 2 | GLM-5.1Zhipu AIopen ↗ | 60.1±3 | $2.15 | 60 | 66 s | 200k | 2026-04-07 | 2026-09-08 |
| 3 | GLM-5.3maxZhipu AIopen ↗ | 59.9±3 | $2.15 | 60 | 36 s | 1M | 2026-08-14 | 2026-09-08 |
| 4 | GLM-5Zhipu AIopen ↗ | 59.0±4 | $1.55 | 66 | 48 s | 205k | 2026-02-11 | 2026-09-08 |
| 5 | GLM-5-TurboZhipu AI | 58.1±4 | $1.90 | 13 | 6.58 s | 200k | 2026-03-16 | – |
| 6 | GLM-5.2maxZhipu AIopen ↗ | 57.6±4 | $1.79 | 63 | 35 s | 1M | 2026-06-16 | 2026-09-08 |
| 7 | GLM-5V-TurboZhipu AI | 57.2±3 | $9.25 | 17 | 11 s | 200k | 2026-04-01 | 2026-09-08 |
| 8 | GLM-4.7Zhipu AIopen ↗ | 54.9±4 | $1.00 | 94 | 23 s | 205k | 2025-12-22 | 2026-09-08 |
| 9 | GLM-4.6thinkingZhipu AIopen ↗ | 52.3±10 | $0.963 | 44 | 48 s | 200k | 2025-09-30 | – |
| 10 | GLM-4.5Zhipu AIopen ↗ | 50.2±3 | $1.00 | 17 | 9.78 s | 131k | 2025-07-28 | 2026-09-02 |
| 11 | GLM-4.7-FlashZhipu AIopen ↗ | 50.0±4 | $0.153 | 97 | 22 s | 200k | 2026-01-19 | 2026-09-02 |
| 12 | GLM-4.5-AirZhipu AIopen ↗ | 46.0±5 | $0.425 | 54 | 40 s | 131k | 2025-07-28 | 2026-09-02 |
| 13 | GLM-4.6VthinkingZhipu AIopen ↗ | 45.2±6 | $0.450 | 56 | 40 s | 128k | 2025-12-08 | – |
| 14 | GLM-4.5VZhipu AIopen ↗ | 42.9±6 | $0.900 | 37 | 2.71 s | 64k | 2025-08-11 | 2026-09-02 |
| 15 | Chatglm 6BZhipu AI | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-02 |
| 16 | chatglm2-6bZhipu AI | – | – | – | – | – | 2023-06-24 | 2026-09-02 |
| 17 | Chatglm3 6BZhipu AI | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-02 |
| 18 | Glm 4 32BZhipu AI | – | $0.100 | – | – | 128k | – | – |
| 19 | GLM-4.5-FlashZhipu AIopen | – | – | – | – | 131k | 2025-07-28 | – |
| 20 | GLM-4.7-FlashXZhipu AIopen | – | $0.153 | – | – | 200k | 2026-01-19 | – |
Latest news
- An Interview with Zhipu AI Co-founder Tang Jie by Qiushi MagazineGeopolitechs · 7 Sept 2026
- Are Chinese AI stars Z.ai and MiniMax stuck in losses through 2030?scmp.com · 8 Sept 2026
- China's Zhipu AI revenue quintuples in first half, loss narrowsReuters · 31 Aug 2026
- Zhipu Is Running a New AI Model on More than 100,000 Chinese Chips - All-About-IndustriesAll-About-Industries · 7 Sept 2026
- DeepSeek, Qwen, Zhipu AI Emerge Successively: PC Vendors Finally Get Long-Awaited AI Ammunition36Kr · 8 Sept 2026
- Zhipu AI and other major tech firms raise $68 billion in share placementThe Standard (HK) · 7 Sept 2026
- Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.3-Flash model, powered by 100,000 domestically made chipsGlobal Times · 27 Aug 2026
- China’s Zhipu AI revenue quintuples in first half, loss narrowsWTVB · 31 Aug 2026