Z AI

GLM-5

StrongOpen WeightsReasoningApache 2.0
Price
Free
Self-host
Intelligence
55
/100
Arena Rank
#21
Overall
Coding Rank
#21
Arena
Downloads
4.4M
HuggingFace

One9Founders Verdictfree

GLM-5 is a strong open-weight model from Z AI. Ranked #21 on Chatbot Arena. Open weights allow self-hosting for zero API cost.

Open-weight freedom at zero price point.

Best For

  • complex reasoning tasks
  • code generation
  • self-hosted deployments

Not Great For

  • tool-use workflows

Startup Recommendation

Self-host for maximum savings.

Capabilities

-Function Calling
-Structured Output
-Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
-Audio Input
-Video Input
-Reasoning
-Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#21
Coding
#21
Math
#26
Creative
#28

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
HIPAA
Enterprise SSO
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