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Zhipu GLM-4

Open bilingual reasoning model

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★4.2ratingPricing · FreemiumRising
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Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.2
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Zhipu GLM-4 does

GLM-4 delivers strong reasoning and tool-calling in both Chinese and English at a competitive price point.

How Zhipu GLM-4 compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Zhipu GLM-4 does. All 5 offer an API, as Zhipu GLM-4 does. Zhipu GLM-4 was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2024, 1 of them earlier. Zhipu GLM-4 is based in Beijing, China; none of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in China. They are in the United States.

Market position · AI Models

How Zhipu GLM-4 compares in AI Models

Zhipu GLM-4 has high opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Zhipu GLM-4's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

Zhipu GLM-4 compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Zhipu GLM-4Founded 2023 · Beijing, ChinaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIRising
Claude 3.5 SonnetFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Claude 3.7 SonnetFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Gemini 2.5 ProFounded 2024 · Mountain View, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
DeepSeek APIFounded 2023ModerateContestedPaid—NoYesAPIHot
xAI Grok 3Founded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Zhipu GLM-4 exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text GenerationReasoning
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

Zhipu GLM-4 shows up when builders search for these

bilingualreasoningapi
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Questions

Zhipu GLM-4: common questions

Is Zhipu GLM-4 free?

Zhipu GLM-4 has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Zhipu GLM-4?

The closest alternatives to Zhipu GLM-4 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, DeepSeek API, and xAI Grok 3.

Is Zhipu GLM-4 still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Zhipu GLM-4 as operating at zhipuai.cn.

Where is Zhipu GLM-4 based?

Zhipu GLM-4 is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Does Zhipu GLM-4 have an API?

Yes. Zhipu GLM-4 offers an API.

Who is Zhipu GLM-4 for?

Zhipu GLM-4 is built for developers and businesses.

How do I sign in to Zhipu GLM-4?

Sign in on Zhipu GLM-4's own website, zhipuai.cn. FalcoScan reviews Zhipu GLM-4 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Zhipu GLM-4 directly.

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