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Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI

47 models across 13 families · Latest: GLM-5.3-Flash (2026-08)

Chinese AI research lab developing GLM language models.

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Zhipu AI's portfolio covers 47 active models across 13 current families, spanning coding, rag, and agents. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.

Covers 7 workload areas across 47 active tracked models; last verified 2026-09-10.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating coding, rag, and agents across this lab's releases
  • Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
  • Migration and pricing follow-ups across 47 tracked models

Do not use it for

  • Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders

Active models

47

Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones

Active families

13

Current model families from this lab

Open catalog

28 open

27 open source / 1 open weights

Lowest output price

$0.100 /1M

Cheapest tracked output across active models, per 1M tokens

Latest dated release

2026-08-26

GLM-5.3-Flash

Freshness

2026-09-10

Researched 11d ago

fresh

Information

Founded2019
Beijing, China

Release cadence

Dated releases
5
Latest model
GLM-5.3-Flash
Latest date
2026-08-26

Where this lab wins

  • Coding: 6 tracked models with SWE-bench / HumanEval-style scores.
  • RAG: 16 tracked models with ruler / needle retrieval benchmarks.
  • Agentic: 13 tracked models with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
  • Long-context: 22 tracked models with context-token or InfiniteBench-class signal.

Flagship quality / price signal

Flagship
GLM-5
Selection source
Best sourced coding Q/$
Coding grade
C
Benchmark / output price
swe-bench-pro 55.1 · $2.08/1M

About

Zhipu AI, established in 2019, has quickly emerged as an influential entity in the realm of artificial intelligence, particularly due to its pioneering work in generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Originating from Tsinghua University, China's premier academic institution, Zhipu AI was founded by researchers Tang Jie and Li Juanzi. Their expertise in knowledge engineering and cognitive computing laid a robust foundation for the company, allowing it to infuse advanced academic insights into its AI strategies, thereby crafting innovative solutions that are reshaping AI development.

Featured models

ModelReleasedContextInput price ($/1M)Output price ($/1M)LicenseOpenness
GLM-5.3-Flash2026-08-261m$0.075$0.25MITOpen source
GLM-5.32026-08-141m$1.40$4.40ProprietaryProprietary
GLM-5.22026-06-131m$1.40$4.40MITOpen source

Model families

Recent releases

  1. GLM-5.3-Flash- 2026-08-26
  2. GLM-5.3- 2026-08-14
  3. GLM-5.2- 2026-06-13
  4. GLM-5.1- 2026-04-07
  5. GLM-5V-Turbo- 2026-04-01

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-10. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.