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Zhipu AI

z.ai

The English homepage positions z.ai as the free online experience of GLM models, with example workflows for brainstorming, reasoning, information Q&A, content creation and development.

Partially availableFull English UINo APIFreemium

Editorial verdict

Best for

Users who want to try GLM through an English web assistant before using APIs.

Avoid if

Avoid it for deterministic API workflows; use BigModel instead.

Why it matters

It is the English-facing Z.ai consumer entry listed on the official site.

Trust: 1/1 sources verifiedCoverage: 96/100 · backfill: sources

Pricing

Free online GLM experience; paid plan details should be checked in-product

Payment

Free access, Account billing where available

Commercial use

Commercial use should follow the current product, API, model license and billing terms.

Privacy

Review prompt, file, media upload, retention and training-use terms before sensitive workloads.

Use-case fit

GLM assistant trial

Strong

Useful for testing everyday GLM chat, search and creation behavior.

Global user checklist

RegistrationPartialPublic English entry exists; test account creation from your region.
English UIConfirmedThe official site and entry are English-facing.
API and docsUnknownThis is a web assistant; API docs live under BigModel.
Data and privacy termsPartialReview account, chat and file handling before sensitive use.

Model names, quotas, release status, regional access and commercial terms can change quickly; recheck official sources before procurement or production use.

Pros

  • - Clear English consumer entry
  • - Directly tied to GLM model experience

Cons

  • - Regional signup, quotas and billing still require testing

Decision paths

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Sources

Z.ai English website

official · en · verified 2026-08-04

Lists z.ai in the Products section and presents it as a free online GLM experience.

Last checked: 2026-08-04

Reviews

Availability snapshot

Availability
partial
English UI
full
API
none
Rating
4.1 (0)

Latest updates

Latest changes
Open source · 2026-06-21

GLM-5.2 released for long-horizon tasks

Z.ai released GLM-5.2 with a stable 1M-token context, High and Max thinking-effort controls, MIT-licensed open weights and local support through Transformers, vLLM, SGLang, xLLM and KTransformers. It is available through Z.ai and GLM Coding Plan; Z.ai reports major gains over GLM-5.1 on long-horizon and coding benchmarks, though those benchmark claims remain vendor-reported.

Pricing · 2026-06-13

GLM Coding Plan pricing and quotas added

Z.ai's Lite, Pro and Max coding subscriptions are now tracked with standard monthly prices of $18, $72 and $160, annual discounts, estimated 80/400/1,600 prompts per five hours, weekly caps, GLM model multipliers, 20+ supported tools and MCP quotas.

Market · 2026-05-17

Z.ai international product map expanded

Zhipu AI is now tracked under the Z.ai brand across BigModel/GLM, z.ai, ChatGLM, AutoGLM, AutoClaw, Zread.ai, AMiner, Zlearn, Autotyper and GLM multimodal API lines.

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