GLM 5 is a fifth-generation frontier large language model that combines chat, image generation, and AI video in a single platform. Built on a Mixture-of-Experts Transformer with 745B total parameters (44B activated), 128K token context window, and DeepSeek-style sparse attention, it delivers state-of-the-art performance in reasoning, coding, and agentic tasks.
What is GLM 5?
GLM 5 is an AI platform that accepts text prompts and generates conversational responses, code, images, and videos. It runs on glm5.app via browser or an OpenAI-compatible API, with free credits for new users. The model is developed by the GLM team (likely Zhipu AI, though not explicitly stated on the page).
Key Features
- Advanced Reasoning — Multi-step logical reasoning, mathematical problem-solving, and chain-of-thought capabilities for complex analytical tasks.
- Agentic AI Workflows — Autonomous agents with tool use, function calling, multi-turn planning, and self-correction for real-world tasks.
- Code Generation — State-of-the-art coding on HumanEval and BigCodeBench, supporting 50+ programming languages for generation, debugging, and refactoring.
- Creative Writing — Long-form content, marketing copy, technical documentation, and fiction with nuanced style control.
- 128K Context Window — Process entire codebases, research papers, or legal documents in a single prompt.
- Image Generation — Integrated Seedream 5.0 model for photorealistic 2K text-to-image generation, image editing, and multi-subject composition.
- Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) — Predicts multiple tokens per forward pass to reduce latency and double throughput over traditional autoregressive decoding.
Who is it for?
- ML Engineers — Use GLM 5 for code review and generation pipelines, leveraging the 128K context for large codebases.
- DevOps Leads — Deploy GLM 5 agents to automate CI/CD debugging, reading logs and suggesting fixes.
- Researchers — Analyze long documents, research papers, and complex datasets with the model's reasoning and context capabilities.
- Content Creators — Generate images, videos, and written content from text prompts without needing specialized creative tools.
What can you do with GLM 5?
- Code automation: Generate, debug, and refactor code across 50+ languages, or build autonomous agents that handle multi-step development workflows.
- Visual content creation: Produce photorealistic images (anime, cyberpunk, portraits, product shots) and AI-generated videos from text descriptions.
- Long-document understanding: Analyze entire research papers, legal contracts, or codebases in a single 128K-token prompt.
- Agentic task automation: Set up GLM 5 as an agent for data analysis, research, and enterprise workflow automation with tool use and self-correction.
How does GLM 5 work?
- Access GLM 5 at glm5.app directly in a browser — no local hardware required.
- Type a prompt describing what you need (question, code, image, or video).
- The model processes the request using its 745B-parameter MoE architecture and 128K context window, delivering results in seconds.
- Optionally deploy GLM 5 as an autonomous agent for complex multi-step tasks via its API.
Pricing
Freemium — free credits for new users; limited-time 50% off annual sale (no specific price tiers listed).
