Released on Feb 12, 2026
Z.ai announced this model on 2026-02-12.
- Hosting route
- First-party API
- Affected scope
- Not stated in the notice
- Announced
- Feb 12, 2026
- First seen by ModelClock
- Oct 15, 2026
What the provider published
docs.z.ai ↗2026-02-12 GLM-5
Designed for complex system engineering and long-range Agent tasks, GLM-5 shifts the paradigm from coding to engineering, demonstrating strong deep-reasoning performance in backend architecture, complex algorithms, and stubborn bug fixing.
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