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title: "GLM-5 — LLM-TEST.com"
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language: en
type: model
summary: "The model that opened the GLM-5 generation, introducing the long-context core the later releases build on. It remains a budget-friendly open-weight baseline."
last_updated: "2026-11-05"
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# GLM-5

_Zhipu AI · Balanced · open weights_

The model that opened the GLM-5 generation, introducing the long-context core the later releases build on. It remains a budget-friendly open-weight baseline.

## At a glance

- Released: Dec 15, 2025
- Provider: Zhipu AI
- Context window: 200,000 tokens
- Max output: 32,000 tokens
- Modalities: Text → text
- Knowledge cutoff: September 2025
- API model ID: `glm-5`
- License: Open weights (MIT)

## Pricing

- Standard: $1 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens
- Example: a 1,500-token prompt + 650-token answer ≈ $0.004 (standard)

## Best use cases

- **Baseline deployments** — A cheap, stable starting point for self-hosted GLM pipelines.
- **Bulk processing** — Handles large volumes of straightforward text tasks economically.
- **Prototyping** — A low-risk model for testing GLM integrations before upgrading.

## Strengths

- Lowest flagship-core price
- Open weights
- Long context

## Limitations

- Oldest cutoff in the 5.x line
- Weaker reasoning than successors

## Where to get access

- Consumer app: Z.ai chat (GLM) — https://chat.z.ai
- API: the Z.ai API console — https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list
- Also available: open weights on Hugging Face (GLM)
- Docs: https://docs.z.ai

Full comparison and live pricing: https://llm-test.com/ · directory: https://llm-test.com/models/