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Z.ai

Chinese AI lab (formerly Zhipu AI), spun out of Tsinghua University in 2019; develops the open-weight GLM model family.

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Tracking 2 models · 1 shipped · 1 waiting · 6 in archive

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Models

GLM-6

Is GLM-6 out yet?

No

SpeculatedRumored or expected - not officially confirmed by the provider.
Release Date Estimate?

September 1, 2026

2 guesses

Today60 days

Watching Z.ai's official surfaces for the next major GLM generation beyond the 5.x line. Rumored only — nothing announced yet.

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GLM-5.2

Is GLM-5.2 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Jun 13, 2026

Open-weight (MIT) 744B-total / 40B-active flagship coding model with a 1M-token context.

8.0vibe
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Previous models

Older and superseded Z.ai models, kept for history and comparisons. Not on the waiting board.

GLM-5.1

Is GLM-5.1 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Apr 7, 2026

Spring 2026 refresh near the top of the open-weight boards.

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GLM-5

Is GLM-5 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Feb 17, 2026

Z.ai's fifth open-weight generation.

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GLM-4.7

Is GLM-4.7 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Dec 22, 2025

December 2025 update that closed in on frontier coding scores.

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GLM-4.6

Is GLM-4.6 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Sep 30, 2025

Expanded context and stronger coding over GLM-4.5.

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GLM-4.5

Is GLM-4.5 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released Jul 28, 2025

Open-weight 355B MoE built for agentic workloads.

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GLM-4

Is GLM-4 out yet?

Yes

AvailablePublicly available right now - we confirmed access.

Released May 20, 2024

Zhipu's 2024 generation, later open-sourced as GLM-4-9B.

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