Z.ai / 智谱 · Released 2026-08-26
Text and images connect to coding, browser and document work; this separate new base offers API and open-weight routes for exploring concrete uses.
Original model explanation ↗42points
Intelligence Index
Rank 12 among included models
Effort not named in source table
Each model uses its highest tested setting on the source page, with fallback conditions retained; scores come from one evaluator. The index mainly evaluates English text tasks; examine Chinese and image capabilities separately.
Source read · · v4.3.2
Source evaluation & rankings ↗Model-card reading · checked September 9
The model card checked on September 9, 2026 identifies GLM-5.3-Flash as the first native multimodal model in the GLM-5 series, handling text and images.
External independent evaluation · the index is not a vision score
Official capability and serving guide
Official model card · self-hosting materials
The GLM-5 generation advances systems engineering and long-running agent tasks.
Original release ↗The update advances engineering planning, terminal tasks and sustained execution; outcomes still depend on the task and tool configuration.
Original release ↗A 1M-token context and selectable reasoning effort accompany further long-task and coding improvements.
Original release ↗Post-training advances complex engineering and agent tasks on the GLM-5.2 base; the flagship still takes text input.
Original release ↗A separate new base brings native vision to coding, browser and document work, with API and open-weight routes.
Original release ↗