ChatGLM3 Models by Tsinghua Knowledge Engineering Group (THUDM)
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Details
About
The ChatGLM3 family, created by Zhipu AI and the Knowledge Engineering Group at Tsinghua University, includes a series of open-source large language models specially crafted for dialogue applications. These models advance the capabilities of prior versions, notably improving dialogue fluency and ease of deployment. One standout model within this family is ChatGLM3-6B-Base, which excels in performance among models with fewer than 10 billion parameters, evaluated across various benchmarks. Key features of the ChatGLM3 models include advanced functionality like tool invocation, code execution, and support for complex agent tasks. The family comprises several variants, such as ChatGLM3-6B and longer-context versions like ChatGLM3-6B-32K and ChatGLM3-6B-128K, all accessible for academic research and available for commercial use without charge upon registration. The models are fully available on platforms like Hugging Face and GitHub 12.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- codingagent workflowslong-context generation
- Capability starting point
- ChatGLM 3 6B with 131k context
- Lowest tracked input
- Not tracked
- Closest related family
- ChatGLM-4
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
Use when the workload needs 8k context and 6B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 32k context and 6B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 128k context and 6B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 131k context and 6.2 parameters.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGLM3 6B | Use when the workload needs 8k context and 6B parameters. | 2024-01 | 8k context6B parameters | Current |
| ChatGLM3 6B 32K | Use when the workload needs 32k context and 6B parameters. | 2024-01 | 32k context6B parameters | Current |
| ChatGLM3 6B 128K | Use when the workload needs 128k context and 6B parameters. | 2024-01 | 128k context6B parameters | Current |
| ChatGLM 3 6B | Use when the workload needs 131k context and 6.2 parameters. | 2023-06 | 131k context6.2 parameters | Current |
Release Timeline
2 release groupsSpecifications(4 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGLM3 6B | 2024-01 | 8k | 6B |
| ChatGLM3 6B 32K | 2024-01 | 32k | 6B |
| ChatGLM3 6B 128K | 2024-01 | 128k | 6B |
| ChatGLM 3 6B | 2023-06 | 131k | 6.2 |
