GLM-5.3
Current GLM flagship coding, reasoning and long-horizon agent workflows
Z.ai GLM-5.x current and previous model releases, including GLM-5.3 and Flash.
GLM is Z.ai's model family for coding, agents, reasoning and multimodal application workloads. The current GLM-5 line is grouped here with recent predecessor releases for comparison and migration intent.
Current GLM flagship coding, reasoning and long-horizon agent workflows
| Model | Release | Best for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3glm-5.3 | Aug 14, 2026 | Current GLM flagship coding, reasoning and long-horizon agent workflows | Latest |
| GLM-5.3-Flashglm-5.3-flash | Aug 26, 2026 | Lower-cost multimodal GLM-5 workflows and fast application use | Current |
| GLM-5.3-Flashglm-5.3-flash | Aug 26, 2026 | Lower-cost multimodal GLM-5 workflows and fast application use | Current |
| GLM-5.2glm-5.2 | Jun 16, 2026 | Previous GLM-5 generation for long-context coding and agents | Previous |
| GLM-5.2glm-5.2 | Jun 16, 2026 | Previous GLM-5 generation for long-context coding and agents | Previous |
| GLM-5glm-5 | Feb 12, 2026 | Original GLM-5 generation for agentic and coding workloads | Previous |
| GLM-4.5 | Not specified | Earlier GLM generation and migration comparisons | Previous |
| GLM-4.5 | Not specified | Earlier GLM generation and migration comparisons | Previous |
Tracked releases in this part of the model lineage.
Tracked releases in this part of the model lineage.
Tracked releases in this part of the model lineage.
Previous GLM-5 generation for long-context coding and agents
Previous GLM-5 generation for long-context coding and agents
Original GLM-5 generation for agentic and coding workloads
Earlier GLM generation and migration comparisons
Earlier GLM generation and migration comparisons