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Z.ai has 16 models in the directory. The strongest is GLM-5.3: Rank 22 to 29 of 95 in the overall index.
In the directory: 16 language models. 15 of them with open weights that can run locally.
Every model there ever was. Models with a profile lead to every benchmark, price and source.
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Aug 26, 2026 | Open source | 35Rank 32 to 40 of 95 | $0.15 / $0.50 | 78 | 1M | 44 |
| GLM-5.3 | Aug 18, 2026 | Active | 51Rank 22 to 29 of 95 | $1.40 / $4.40 | 76 | 1M | 53 |
| GLM-5.2 | Jun 16, 2026 | Open source | 23Rank 41 to 47 of 95 | $1.40 / $4.40 | 96 | 1M | 52 |
| GLM-5.1 | Apr 7, 2026 | Open source | 12Rank 48 to 55 of 95 | $1.40 / $4.40 | 77 | 200K | 47 |
| GLM-5 | February 2026 | Open source | 3Rank 58 to 65 of 95 | $1 / $3.20 | 70 | 200K | 54 |
| GLM-4.7-Flash | Jan 19, 2026 | Active | n/a | $0.061 / $0.40 | 111 | 200K | 37 |
| GLM-4.7-FlashX | Jan 19, 2026 | Active | n/a | n/a | n/a | 200K | 28 |
| GLM-4.7 | Dec 22, 2025 | Active | below 1Rank 68 to 82 of 95 | $0.40 / $1.93 | 36 | 205K | 55 |
| AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual | Dec 8, 2025 | Active | n/a | n/a | n/a | 66K | 35 |
| GLM-4.6V-Flash | Dec 8, 2025 | Active | n/a | n/a | n/a | 128K | 46 |
| GLM-4.6V | Dec 7, 2025 | Active | n/a | $0.30 / $0.90 | 92 | 131K | 41 |
| GLM-4.6 | Sep 29, 2025 | Active | below 1Rank 77 to 88 of 95 | $0.50 / $2 | 35 | 205K | 37 |
| GLM-4.5V | Aug 11, 2025 | Active | n/a | $0.60 / $1.80 | 68 | 66K | 42 |
| GLM-4.5 | Jul 20, 2025 | Active | below 1Rank 77 to 86 of 95 | $0.60 / $2.20 | n/a | 131K | 40 |
| GLM-4.5 Air | Jul 20, 2025 | Active | n/a | $0.14 / $0.86 | 81 | 131K | 57 |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX | n/a | Listed in API pricing | n/a | $0.37 / $1.25 | n/a | n/a | below 1 |
Language model · Aug 26, 2026
GLM-5.3-Flash combines openly available weights with a natively multimodal API. Z.ai lists 320B total parameters, 18B active parameters, a 1M-token context, and text, image, video, and file inputs. The checkpoint is aimed at coding and office work where code, interfaces, and documents meet.
Language model · Aug 18, 2026
GLM-5.3 keeps the base model of GLM-5.2 and puts its documented progress into post-training. Z.ai reports a substantial gain on its own coding benchmark. The 1M-token text context is the practical change for large codebases, research runs, and long tool chains.
Language model · Jun 16, 2026
GLM-5.2's defining detail is its 1M-token window paired with a mixture-of-experts architecture. Z.ai names dynamic sparse attention, IndexShare, and multi-token prediction as components of the openly available flagship. The long context is therefore aimed at tasks that must retain state across large documents and many steps.
Language model · Apr 7, 2026
GLM-5.1 keeps the 744B base of GLM-5 and makes stability on long tasks its documented focus. It activates 40B parameters per token and provides a 200K context. The openly available MoE model remains aimed at demanding text and coding work.
Language model · February 2026
GLM-5 moves Z.ai’s line into a new foundation class with 744B total parameters, 40B active parameters, and 200K tokens of context. Compared with GLM-4.7, Z.ai describes the larger base and stable tool use across many steps as a generational change. The weights remain openly available.
Language model · Jan 19, 2026
GLM-4.7-Flash reduces the GLM-4.7 class to a 30B MoE with 3B active parameters. Its context remains roughly 200K tokens, matching the larger model. The Flash label therefore identifies a separate compact weight class rather than a shortened setting of the large model.
Language model · Jan 19, 2026
GLM-4.7-FlashX is a separate API entry in the GLM-4.7 series with text as both input and output and a 200K context. Z.ai publishes no separate FlashX weight card. An identity with GLM-4.7-Flash is therefore unverified.
Language model · Dec 22, 2025
GLM-4.7 brings Z.ai’s hybrid reasoning to a text-only MoE model with roughly 200K tokens of context. Compared with GLM-4.6, Z.ai reports gains on coding and difficult evaluations. Released weights keep the checkpoint open to custom inference alongside the API.
Language model · Dec 8, 2025
AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual is the vision-language model behind Z.ai's Open-AutoGLM phone agent. It reads smartphone screens, plans the next steps and controls the device through the Android Debug Bridge, for example from an instruction in natural language.
Language model · Dec 8, 2025
GLM-4.6V-Flash brings the text, image, and video understanding of GLM-4.6V into an open 9B checkpoint. Its context is 128K tokens and its output remains text.
Language model · Dec 7, 2025
GLM-4.6V introduces native multimodal function calling in Z.ai’s GLM line. The MoE checkpoint handles text, images, and video with 106B total parameters, 12B active parameters, and a 131,072-token context. Visual input can therefore enter a tool workflow directly.
Language model · Sep 29, 2025
GLM-4.6 expands the documented context from 128K to roughly 200K tokens over GLM-4.5, while Z.ai also highlights substantially better efficiency.
4 more current models are in the model list above.
Derived from the overall index, the API price and the measured speed of the current models.
The strongest choice
GLM-5.3
The vendor's highest overall index
Value for money
GLM-5.3-Flash
Costs 11% of GLM-5.3, overall index 35 instead of 51
The fastest
GLM-4.7-Flash
111 tokens/s, a typical model manages 98
The 20 best language models, with the models from Z.ai highlighted. “All” and the filter show every model in the index.
20 of 95 models
Provider
Weights
Price (blended per 1M tokens)
Released
Anthropic
OpenAI
Meta
Moonshot AI
DeepSeek
xAI
Z.ai
Xiaomi
Alibaba
StepFun
Mistral AI
MiniMax
Thinking Machines Lab
Inception
| Vendor | Models | Model types | Best language model | Top 10 | Open weights | New in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 33 | 33 language models | Claude Opus 5.5 (Rank 1 to 3) | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| OpenAI | 63 | 46 language models, 4 image models, 2 video models, 9 audio models, 2 specialist models | GPT-6 Astra (Rank 4 to 8) | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| 66 | 43 language models, 4 image models, 6 video models, 11 audio models, 2 specialist models | Gemini 4 Carbon (Rank 1 to 5) | 2 | 19 | 26 | |
| Meta | 32 | 29 language models, 1 image model, 1 video model, 1 specialist model | Muse Wonder Full (Rank 6 to 9) | 2 | 26 | 7 |
| DeepSeek | 23 | 23 language models | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Rank 13 to 20) | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| Moonshot AI | 12 | 12 language models | Kimi K3.1 Pro (Rank 10 to 13) | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| xAI | 16 | 12 language models, 2 image models, 2 video models | Grok 4.7 (Rank 18 to 24) | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Z.ai | 16 | 16 language models | GLM-5.3 (Rank 22 to 29) | 0 | 15 | 7 |
By release date. Grey: retired models.
7 releases since January 2026, by release date.
Prices per 1M tokens for the current language models, according to Z.ai or the provider linked in each model profile.
| Current model | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1M |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | $0.15 | $0.50 | 1M |
| GLM-5.2 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 1M |
| GLM-5.1 | $1.40 | $4.40 | 200K |
| GLM-5 | $1 | $3.20 | 200K |
| GLM-4.7 | $0.40 | $1.93 | 205K |
| GLM-4.5 | $0.60 | $2.20 | 131K |
| GLM-4.6 | $0.50 | $2 | 205K |
| GLM-4.7-Flash | $0.061 | $0.40 | 200K |
| GLM-4.5 Air | $0.14 | $0.86 | 131K |
| GLM-4.6V | $0.30 | $0.90 | 131K |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX | $0.37 | $1.25 | n/a |
| GLM-4.5V | $0.60 | $1.80 | 66K |
Monthly prices in Germany incl. VAT; “≈” is converted from US dollars. The vendor's models are often also part of other providers' plans, see the AI subscription comparison.
| Plan | Per month | Note |
|---|---|---|
| GLM Coding Plan Lite | ≈ €19.17 | with credits |
| GLM Coding Plan Pro | ≈ €85.21 | with credits |
| GLM Coding Plan Team Standard Seat | ≈ €93.73 | per seat, Team, with credits |
| GLM Coding Plan Max | ≈ €178.95 | with credits |
| GLM Coding Plan Team Premium Seat | ≈ €200.25 | per seat, Team, with credits |
The directory lists 16 GLM models from Z.ai: 16 language models. It counts every model Z.ai ever released, including retired ones. 16 are currently available, the newest being GLM-5.3-Flash, GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.2.
GLM-5.3. It is at rank 22 to 29 of 95 in the overall index, which combines independent benchmarks from several sources.
GLM-5.3-Flash, released on Aug 26, 2026. The timeline below shows every release by date.
Through the API per 1M tokens (input / output): GLM-4.7-Flash $0.061 / $0.40 and GLM-5.3 $1.40 / $4.40. The prices of all 13 current language models are in the price table. As a subscription, GLM starts at €19.17 per month incl. VAT (GLM Coding Plan Lite).
The AI subscription comparison lists no free plan for Z.ai. The cheapest plan is GLM Coding Plan Lite at €19.17 per month incl. VAT.
In the overall index, no. The best OpenAI model, GPT-6 Astra (rank 4 to 8 of 95), is ahead of GLM-5.3 (rank 22 to 29 of 95). Single tasks can differ.
Yes, 15 of the 16 models have open weights. Each model profile lists how much memory it needs.
GLM-4.7-Flash with 111 tokens per second according to Artificial Analysis. A typical model manages 98.
Up to 1 M tokens (≈ 1,500 A4 pages), which 3 of the current models reach, including GLM-5.3-Flash. Every model's value is in the model list.
Data as of Nov 1, 2026