Zhipu AI
GLM-5.1
An open-weight model from Zhipu AI that offers performance competitive with leading closed models.
Our editorial assessment as of Jun 4, 2026, based on the public sources listed below.
Overall rank
#10
Tier
S
Score
88.0
Main category
Overall
Strengths
- Achieves performance close to top-tier proprietary models like Claude.
- Available as an open-weight model, providing more control and customization.
- Part of a trend of open models matching closed AI capabilities.
Considerations
- As an open-weight model, it requires self-hosting and infrastructure management.
- May have a smaller context window (200K) compared to frontier models with 1M+.
Price
$1.40 / 1M input, $4.40 / 1M output tokens
Score breakdown
Performance
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Reputation
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Price
80.0
Recency
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Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
Sources
- LinkedIn - Best AI Models April 2026Accessed: 2026-04-21
- AI Leaderboard 2026 - LLM StatsAccessed: 2026-04-21