Zhipu AI
Canonical page on the main site: sinoaihub.com/companies/zhipu-ai
Type
company
Definition
Zhipu AI is a Chinese AI company (also 智谱, Z.ai) developing 4 foundation models and operating the Z.ai API.
Key facts
- Headquarters: China platform: Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. (北京智谱华章科技股份有限公司), Beijing, China; international Z.ai operator: JINGSHENG HENGXING TECHNOLOGY PTE.LTD, 10 Anson Road, #26-03 International Plaza, Singapore 079903
- Funding: No official funding disclosure located as of 2026-09-22 (IPO/funding reports circulate in media but are not confirmed on official channels).
- Foundation models: GLM-5.3, GLM-5.3-Flash, GLM-5.2, GLM-5.3-FlashX
- Agents: AutoGLM, GLM Coding Plan
- API: Z.ai API
- Open-source: 9 projects
Aliases
- 智谱
- Z.ai
- BigModel
- Zhipu
Headquarters
China platform: Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. (北京智谱华章科技股份有限公司), Beijing, China; international Z.ai operator: JINGSHENG HENGXING TECHNOLOGY PTE.LTD, 10 Anson Road, #26-03 International Plaza, Singapore 079903
Funding
No official funding disclosure located as of 2026-09-22 (IPO/funding reports circulate in media but are not confirmed on official channels).
Ai Products
- Z.ai / GLM chat assistant
- BigModel platform (China)
- GLM Coding Plan
- AutoGLM phone agent
- GLM-Image / CogView (image)
- CogVideoX (video)
Foundation Models
Open Models
Agents
API
Major Releases
| name | date | type |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3-Flash / FlashX | 2026-08-26 | model_release |
| GLM-5.3 | 2026-08-18 | model_release |
| GLM-5.2 | 2026-06-16 | model_release |
Timeline
| date | event | type | source | verification_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | GLM-5.2 release | model_release | https://docs.z.ai/release-notes/new-released | 2026-09-20 |
| 2026-08-18 | GLM-5.3 release (744B/40B-active MoE, open weights) | model_release | https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.3 | 2026-09-20 |
| 2026-08-26 | GLM-5.3-Flash / FlashX release | model_release | https://docs.z.ai/release-notes/new-released | 2026-09-20 |
Open Source Projects
- GLM-5.3 (Apache-2.0)
- GLM-5.3-Flash (Apache-2.0)
- GLM-5.2 (Apache-2.0)
- GLM-OCR
- GLM-V
- GLM-Image
- GLM-ASR
- CogVideo
- Open-AutoGLM
Official Documentation
https://docs.z.ai/
Official Website
https://z.ai/
Verification Status
verified
Last Verified
2026-09-20
Sources
| evidence_id | source_name | source_url | source_type | published | verified | confidence | conflict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| src-companies-zhipu-ai-1 | Z.ai docs — GLM-5.3 model page | https://docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.3 | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-companies-zhipu-ai-2 | Z.ai docs — GLM-5.3-Flash model page | https://docs.z.ai/guides/vlm/glm-5.3-flash | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-companies-zhipu-ai-3 | Z.ai release notes | https://docs.z.ai/release-notes/new-released | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |
| src-companies-zhipu-ai-4 | GLM-5 GitHub repository | https://github.com/zai-org/GLM-5 | Official documentation | — | 2026-09-20 | high | — |