Chinese AI company Zhipu AI launches a new-generation flagship model, GLM-4.5, on July 28, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Zhipu AI
Another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) large language model is now open-source: Chinese AI company Zhipu AI, which was once named by OpenAI as a global competitor, launched its new-generation flagship model, the GLM-4.5, on Monday evening.
Designed as a foundational model for agent applications, the GLM-4.5 has achieved technical breakthroughs by integrating capabilities like complex reasoning, code generation, and agent interaction, leading the global rankings in comprehensive test performance, the Global Times learned from the company on Monday.
As the first state-of-the-art (SOTA)-level native agent large model, it ranks first in domestic comprehensive evaluations and matches the performance of the world’s strongest flagship models, according to the developer’s assessment.
Its parameter efficiency has doubled, with an API price only 1/10 of Claude’s, and a speed exceeding 100 tokens per second. The large language model has also achieved the native integration of multiple capabilities such as reasoning, coding, and Agentic abilities in a single model for the first time, making it suitable for various scenarios ranging from dialogue generation to agent tasks, according to the company.