
GLM-4
GLM-4 is a proprietary model from Z.ai. It ranks #308 of 351 on the LMArena text leaderboard with a rating of 1226.
LMArena text1226+0 in 30 days
Rank#308/351
95% interval1219–1233
Votes9.8K
- Developer
- Z.ai (Zhipu AI)
- Released
- Jun 21, 2024
- Context window
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- Price in / out, per 1M tokens
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- Weights
- Proprietary
- Inputs
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- Reasoning
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- Tool use
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LatestGLM-4 1226
The rating LMArena published at each update since Jun 21, 2024. Ratings move as votes come in and new models join.
LMArena, by category
| Leaderboard | Rating | Rank | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TextLMArena | 1226 | 308 / 351 | 9.8K |
| CodingLMArena | 1227 | 305 / 346 | 1.7K |
| MathLMArena | 1218 | 299 / 339 | 1.2K |
| Creative writingLMArena | 1198 | 311 / 349 | 1.5K |
| Instruction followingLMArena | 1203 | 306 / 351 | 3.8K |
| Hard promptsLMArena | 1212 | 305 / 351 | 3K |
| Multi-turnLMArena | 1218 | 307 / 349 | 1.6K |
| Long queriesLMArena | 1206 | 313 / 330 | 1.2K |
| ExpertLMArena | 1179 | 299 / 305 | 514 |
| Legal and governmentIndustries | 1244 | 298 / 325 | 556 |
| Medicine and healthcareIndustries | 1203 | 300 / 325 | 554 |
| Business and financeIndustries | 1177 | 318 / 344 | 1.2K |
| ChineseLanguages | 1229 | 291 / 328 | 1.2K |
| GermanLanguages | 1184 | 263 / 261 | 371 |
LMArena, CC BY 4.0, as of Oct 22, 2026. Where a model is rated at several effort levels, its best is shown.
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Z.ai (Zhipu AI)
A Tsinghua spin-out that builds the GLM family of open bilingual models. Founded 2019, based in Beijing. z.ai
Questions
Who makes GLM-4?
GLM-4 is made by Z.ai (Zhipu AI), founded 2019 and based in Beijing.
How does GLM-4 rank?
#308 of 351 on LMArena’s text leaderboard, rated 1226 (95% interval 1219–1233) from 9,788 votes, as of Oct 22, 2026.
Is GLM-4 open source?
No. GLM-4 is proprietary and served through its provider’s API.
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