GLM 5
by Z Ai
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-gr
Models
GLM 5
Added 10 July 2026
Overview
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...
How to use / API access
Call via OpenRouter with model id `z-ai/glm-5`.
- openrouter ·
z-ai/glm-5Docs
OpenRouter id: z-ai/glm-5
Benchmarks
- Intelligence Index (artificial-analysis): 27.9 index
- Design Arena androidnative (other): 1161 elo · #24
- Design Arena fullstack (other): 1123 elo · #27
- Design Arena godotgamedev (other): 1144 elo · #21
- Design Arena htmlslides (other): 1147 elo · #18
Notes
GLM 5 is listed in the EDNA Models directory from the OpenRouter catalogue.
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