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Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days3Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days0Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days0From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing0Changes in 90 days

Model lineup

Every Z.ai model in our catalogue, newest first, with context and list price per million tokens (input / output). Compare all prices

Sep 2026GLM 5.3 PrimeFrontier · 1M ctx$2.80 / $8.80
Sep 2026GLM 5.3 FlashXEfficient · 1M ctx$0.37 / $1.25
Aug 2026GLM 5.3 FlashEfficient · 1.25M ctx$0.15 / $0.50
Aug 2026GLM 5.3Frontier · 1.25M ctx$1.40 / $4.40
Jun 2026GLM-5.2Frontier · 1M ctx$1.40 / $4.40
Apr 2026GLM-5V-TurboBalanced · 200K ctx$1.20 / $4.00
Apr 2026GLM-5.1Reasoning · 1M ctx$1.40 / $4.40
Feb 2026GLM-5Open · 1M ctxOpen weights
2026GLM-5-TurboBalanced · 200K ctx$1.20 / $4.00
Dec 2025GLM-4.7Open · 200K ctx$0.60 / $2.20
Dec 2025GLM-4.7-FlashEfficient · 128K ctxFree
Dec 2025GLM-4.6VBalanced · 128K ctx$0.30 / $0.90
Dec 2025GLM-4.6V-FlashEfficient · 128K ctxFree
Sep 2025GLM-4.6Legacy · 200K ctx$0.60 / $2.20
Aug 2025GLM-4.5VLegacy · 131K ctx$0.60 / $1.80
Jul 2025GLM-4.5Legacy · 131K ctx$0.60 / $2.20
Jul 2025GLM-4.5-AirEfficient · 131K ctx$0.20 / $1.10
Jul 2025GLM-4.5-XFlagship · 131K ctx$2.20 / $8.90
Jul 2025GLM-4.5-FlashEfficient · 131K ctxFree
2024GLM-4-PlusLegacy · 128K ctxSee pricingRetired
2024GLM-4-9BLegacy · 128K ctxOpen weightsRetired

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

September 2026

  1. 23 Sep
    Anthropic warns Z.ai GLM-5.3 has strong hacking ability, weak safeguardsModels · New model
  2. Sep
    GLM 5.3 Prime releasedFrontier · 1M context · $2.80 in / $8.80 out per 1M
  3. Sep
    GLM 5.3 FlashX releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.37 in / $1.25 out per 1M

August 2026

  1. 25 Aug
    Z.ai open-sources GLM-5.3-Flash modelModels · Open-weight model · 1.25M context · $0.15 in / $0.50 out per 1M
  2. 14 Aug
    Z.ai releases GLM-5.3 for frontier codingModels · Frontier-class model launch · 1.25M context · $1.40 in / $4.40 out per 1M

June 2026

  1. Jun
    GLM-5.2 releasedFrontier · 1M context · $1.40 in / $4.40 out per 1M

April 2026

  1. Apr
    GLM-5V-Turbo releasedBalanced · 200K context · $1.20 in / $4.00 out per 1M
  2. Apr
    GLM-5.1 releasedReasoning · 1M context · $1.40 in / $4.40 out per 1M

February 2026

  1. Feb
    GLM-5 releasedOpen · 1M context

2026, month not published

  1. GLM-5-Turbo releasedBalanced · 200K context · $1.20 in / $4.00 out per 1M

December 2025

  1. Dec
    GLM-4.7 releasedOpen · 200K context · $0.60 in / $2.20 out per 1M
  2. Dec
    GLM-4.7-Flash releasedEfficient · 128K context
  3. Dec
    GLM-4.6V releasedBalanced · 128K context · $0.30 in / $0.90 out per 1M
  4. Dec
    GLM-4.6V-Flash releasedEfficient · 128K context

September 2025

  1. Sep
    GLM-4.6 releasedLegacy · 200K context · $0.60 in / $2.20 out per 1M

August 2025

  1. Aug
    GLM-4.5V releasedLegacy · 131K context · $0.60 in / $1.80 out per 1M

July 2025

  1. Jul
    GLM-4.5 releasedLegacy · 131K context · $0.60 in / $2.20 out per 1M
  2. Jul
    GLM-4.5-Air releasedEfficient · 131K context · $0.20 in / $1.10 out per 1M
  3. Jul
    GLM-4.5-X releasedFlagship · 131K context · $2.20 in / $8.90 out per 1M
  4. Jul
    GLM-4.5-Flash releasedEfficient · 131K context

2024, month not published

  1. GLM-4-Plus releasedLegacy · 128K context · retired
  2. GLM-4-9B releasedLegacy · 128K context · retired

Stories come from the Wire from July 2026 on; earlier model releases come from our catalogue and are dated to the month. Z.ai on the Vikshy Score