GLM-5 9B
GLM-5 9B is a released rag, agents, and long context model with open-source and 262k context; evaluate it while provider pricing coverage matures.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, agents, and long context
- Workloads that can use a 262k context window
Do not use it for
- Cost-sensitive launches that need sourced token pricing
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Teams that need a tracked hosted API route today
No tracked provider token pricing is available yet.
About
Lightweight open-weight variant of GLM-5 with 9B parameters. Optimized for edge deployment and efficient inference while maintaining strong reasoning and coding capabilities. Supports 262K token context window.
GLM-5 9B is an open-source model in the GLM-5 family. The structured metadata tracks a 262k-token context window, reasoning, function calling, and tool use. No headline benchmark score is tracked for GLM-5 9B yet.
Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Agents
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
No tracked provider token pricing is available for this model yet.
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor RAG
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of GLM-5 9B?
GLM-5 9B has a context window of 262k tokens.
When was GLM-5 9B released?
GLM-5 9B was released on 2026-02-15.