Z.ai GLM 5
Z.aiFlagship
ThinkingTool UseStructured Output
About this model
GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows. Built for expert developers, it delivers production-grade performance on large-scale programming tasks, rivaling leading closed-source models. With advanced agentic planning, deep backend reasoning, and iterative self-correction, GLM-5 moves beyond code generation to full-system construction and autonomous execution.
Performance Tier
Flagship
Z.ai GLM 5 is a flagship model from Z.ai : the most capable in their lineup.
Best-in-class model from this provider. Highest performance across benchmarks, ideal for demanding tasks.
Pricing
This model is included in Elosia plans| Type | per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Input (prompt) | $0.720 |
| Output (completion) | $2.30 |
Capabilities
Context Length80K
Max Output Tokens131K
TokenizerOther
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Outputtext
Release DateFebruary 11, 2026
Benchmarks
General Intelligence
MMLU
Not reported
GPQA Diamond
86%
Mathematics
MATH-500
Not reported
Programming
HumanEval
Not reported
SWE-bench Verified
77.8%
Reasoning
IFEval
Not reported
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
56.2%
Recommended Use Cases
CodingAnalysisResearchGeneral Chat
Strengths
- Flagship 744B MoE model (40B active) — competitive with Claude Opus and GPT-5
- 200K context window with up to 128K output tokens
- Strong agentic capabilities (BrowseComp #1, MCP-Atlas #1 among open-weight)
- Open-weight MIT license — self-hostable
- Extremely cost-efficient vs comparable frontier models
Limitations
- Very recent release (Feb 2026) — limited community feedback
- Smaller ecosystem of integrations outside Chinese market
Resources
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