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GLM-5 is Z.ai (Zhipu AI)’s open-weights AI model, released Feb 17, 2026. It costs $1/M input and $3.20/M output tokens, and handles a 205K-token context window. Its strongest use case is agentic & tools, where it ranks in the 64th percentile of the models Model Beat tracks.

GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows.

Context
205K
Input
$1 / 1M
Output
$3.20 / 1M
Cheapest via Baidu
$0.70 / $2.24 / 1M
Released
Feb 17, 2026
Modalities
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Strongest atAgentic & Tools top 36%

Benchmarks

Scores on standardized evaluations. Higher is better — and rank shows where GLM-5 lands among all models tracked on Model Beat.

43.0
Intelligence Index
Epoch AI
43rd percentile of tracked models
49.0
Coding Index
Epoch AI
49th percentile of tracked models
64.0
Agentic Index
Epoch AI
64th percentile of tracked models

Reasoning

6 evals
ARC-AGI44.7%

Abstract visual reasoning

ARC-AGI-24.9%

Harder abstract reasoning

GPQA Diamond87.8%

Graduate-level scientific reasoning

Humanity's Last Exam27.2%

Frontier of human expert knowledge

SimpleBench53.2%

Common-sense trick questions

WeirdML48.2%

Novel ML problem-solving

Coding

3 evals
SciCode46.2%

Scientific research coding

SWE-bench Verified72.1%

Real GitHub issue resolution

WebDev Arena1447

Human-rated web development

Math

3 evals
AIME 2024/202580.0%

Olympiad-qualifier math

FrontierMath16.4%

Research-level math problems

FrontierMath Tier 42.1%

Hardest research math

Agentic & Tools

3 evals
APEX17.2%

Multi-step agentic tasks

Terminal-Bench52.4%

Command-line agentic tasks

τ²-bench98.2%

Tool-agent-user reliability

In the news

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Changelog

3
  • GLM-5: context window changed from 202,752 to 204,800 tokenscontext · Jul 20, 2026
  • GLM-5: cheapest credible provider via Baidu now $0.7 per 1M input tokens (was $0.6, +17%)cheapest provider · Jul 18, 2026
  • GLM-5: cheapest credible provider via Baidu now $2.24 per 1M output tokens (was $1.92, +17%)cheapest provider · Jul 18, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

What is GLM-5?

GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows.

Who created GLM-5?

GLM-5 is an AI model developed by Z.ai (Zhipu AI), released Feb 17, 2026.

How much does GLM-5 cost?

GLM-5's list price from Z.ai (Zhipu AI) is $1 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens. The cheapest credible third-party provider on OpenRouter (Baidu) serves it at $0.70/$2.24 per 1M.

What is GLM-5's context window?

GLM-5 supports a context window of up to 205K tokens.

How does GLM-5 perform on benchmarks?

On standardized evaluations tracked by Epoch AI, GLM-5 scores 98.2% on τ²-bench, 87.8% on GPQA Diamond, 46.2% on SciCode.

Is GLM-5 open source?

GLM-5 is released with open weights (Open weights (unrestricted)), so the model can be downloaded and self-hosted.

Benchmark data from Epoch AI (CC BY) and Artificial Analysis; pricing, specs & descriptions from OpenRouter. Data updated Jul 30, 2026.