Zhipu AI
Core Facts
The GLM series models from Zhipu (Z.ai) were jointly developed by Tsinghua University and Zhipu AI
@ai-sdk/zai is built on the @ai-sdk/openai-compatible compatibility layer and only requires configuring Zhipu-specific endpoint addresses and parameters.
Zhipu released GLM-5.3, claiming its coding capability improved by 50% compared to GLM-5.2.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Zhipu's coding platform Zcode received a large-scale update that introduces a workflow mode allowing developers to orchestrate multiple AI agents simultaneously; in the demo, ten sub-agents worked independently with real-time progress tracking.
In the training camp, Xiao Bin demonstrated an enterprise-level project that simultaneously connects to multiple large model vendors: the main reasoning model uses the DeepSeek series, the summarization model uses a lightweight version, and a Zhipu model is configured as a backup reasoning channel.
The uploader calculated the yearly total by multiplying the annual-payment monthly-equivalent price by 12: for the entry tier, Zhipu, Kimi, and MiniMax are approximately 991, 948, and 490 respectively; for the highest tier, approximately 9055, 6708, and 4690 respectively.
For monthly entry-tier pricing, the order is Zhipu highest, Kimi in the middle, and MiniMax lowest; the middle tier and the highest tier follow the same order.
Zhipu's anonymous free model OX Alpha was the codename for GLM 5.3 Flash during its beta testing; it is now officially launched, usable on all three tiers, and deducts only about one-third of the credits of the flagship model.
Zhipu packages deduct credits at full price during peak hours (2 PM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday) and at half price the rest of the time, including the entire weekend.
Zhipu credits are converted based on Tokens, and the flagship model GLM 5.3 is about 3 times more expensive than GLM 5.3 Flash.
Zhipu's GLM Coding Plan personal packages are divided into three tiers—Lite, Pro, and Max—and after the revamp at the end of July, the monthly prices are approximately 2.4 times, 3.6 times, and 2.3 times the pre-revamp prices.
Zhipu changed its quota algorithm from billing by number of uses to billing by credits: Lite gets 10,000 credits per week and 2,000 credits per 5 hours; Pro is 6 times Lite, and Max is 14 times.
After a Zhipu upgrade, the quota immediately refreshes to the new tier; renewal does not reset it, and cancellation must be done three days before the billing date.
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The GLM series models from Zhipu (Z.ai) were jointly developed by Tsinghua University and Zhipu AI
75%Verified@ai-sdk/zai is built on the @ai-sdk/openai-compatible compatibility layer and only requires configuring Zhipu-specific endpoint addresses and parameters.
75%VerifiedZhipu released GLM-5.3, claiming its coding capability improved by 50% compared to GLM-5.2.
65%Unverified国内合规的大模型替代方案包括百度文心一言、阿里通义千问、智谱ChatGLM等
90%Unverified阿里的Qwen-VL和智谱的CogVLM/GLM-4V是中文领域代表性的多模态模型
90%UnverifiedIn the training camp, Xiao Bin demonstrated an enterprise-level project that simultaneously connects to multiple large model vendors: the main reasoning model uses the DeepSeek series, the summarization model uses a lightweight version, and a Zhipu model is configured as a backup reasoning channel.
50%UnverifiedZhipu credits are converted based on Tokens, and the flagship model GLM 5.3 is about 3 times more expensive than GLM 5.3 Flash.
50%UnverifiedZhipu's anonymous free model OX Alpha was the codename for GLM 5.3 Flash during its beta testing; it is now officially launched, usable on all three tiers, and deducts only about one-third of the credits of the flagship model.
50%UnverifiedThe uploader calculated the yearly total by multiplying the annual-payment monthly-equivalent price by 12: for the entry tier, Zhipu, Kimi, and MiniMax are approximately 991, 948, and 490 respectively; for the highest tier, approximately 9055, 6708, and 4690 respectively.
50%UnverifiedAfter a Zhipu upgrade, the quota immediately refreshes to the new tier; renewal does not reset it, and cancellation must be done three days before the billing date.
50%UnverifiedZhipu's GLM Coding Plan personal packages are divided into three tiers—Lite, Pro, and Max—and after the revamp at the end of July, the monthly prices are approximately 2.4 times, 3.6 times, and 2.3 times the pre-revamp prices.
50%UnverifiedFor monthly entry-tier pricing, the order is Zhipu highest, Kimi in the middle, and MiniMax lowest; the middle tier and the highest tier follow the same order.
50%UnverifiedZhipu packages deduct credits at full price during peak hours (2 PM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday) and at half price the rest of the time, including the entire weekend.
50%UnverifiedZhipu changed its quota algorithm from billing by number of uses to billing by credits: Lite gets 10,000 credits per week and 2,000 credits per 5 hours; Pro is 6 times Lite, and Max is 14 times.
50%UnverifiedZhipu's GLM-5.3 model is now available on Cursor.
50%UnverifiedZhipu makes heavy use of interns, with more interns than full-time employees. A team of 10 full-time employees paired with 20 interns is considered normal at model vendors.
50%UnverifiedIn the VALS AI legal evaluation, GLM-Legal took first place among open-weight models on both the Harvey Lab and Legal Bench leaderboards, with a 19.2% all-tasks-passed rate and 86.23% accuracy.
50%UnverifiedMany multimodal large models on the market (such as the Zhipu series, the Tongyi Qianwen series, and the GPT series) support multimodal input, but their output does not support multimodality.
50%UnverifiedZhipu's GLM-5 identified itself as Gemini made by Google in a Spanish-language scenario, and after being misled by a suggestive question, identified itself as Claude made by Anthropic.
50%UnverifiedZhipu's API gross margin in the first half of the year was only 25%, while Moonshot AI's API gross margin last year was approximately 45%.
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